Nizhny Novgorod vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$328	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$2528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	46	52
😀 Quality of life	55	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	686K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 23% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6811th and 5882nd ($717 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 732nd 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 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 5853rd and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$8368

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083