Nizhny Novgorod vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$528	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	48	53
😀 Quality of life	63	90
🏙️ Population	1.2M	686K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 17% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 5192nd and 6285th ($1051 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 758th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 5476th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$14291

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016