Nizhny Novgorod vs Skopje - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Skopje
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$2082
🏠 One person rent	$459	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$657
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$51.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$688
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	48	45
😀 Quality of life	63	67
🏙️ Population	1.2M	423K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 6% more expensive than in Skopje. Cities ranked 6098th and 6421st ($940 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Russia and North Macedonia, respectively. Check Russia vs North Macedonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.8 months in Skopje. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Skopje ranked 1st in North Macedonia, while ranked 5641st and 4908th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Skopje
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$91.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$2841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$1870
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$28.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$6.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$7.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$3.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$79.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$5443

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Skopje

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Kumanovo	$680
38 km or 24 mi	Tetovo	$769
41 km or 26 mi	Veles	$593
69 km or 43 mi	Stip	$617
72 km or 44 mi	Prilep	$609
78 km or 48 mi	Kavadarci	$619
79 km or 49 mi	Pristina	$694
106 km or 66 mi	Bitola	$678
110 km or 68 mi	Ohrid	$735
110 km or 69 mi	Mitrovica	$571
117 km or 73 mi	Strumica	$705
138 km or 85 mi	Blagoevgrad	$717
140 km or 87 mi	Plav	$1150
148 km or 92 mi	Elbasan	$692
149 km or 92 mi	Pernik	$713
150 km or 93 mi	Novi Pazar	$851
152 km or 95 mi	Tirana	$1256
153 km or 95 mi	Nis	$857
154 km or 95 mi	Kamez	$1022
155 km or 97 mi	Giannitsa	$1122
160 km or 99 mi	Shkoder	$839
160 km or 100 mi	Berane	$1156
162 km or 101 mi	Korce	$905
164 km or 102 mi	Ptolemaida	$1191
170 km or 106 mi	Bansko	$871
175 km or 108 mi	Sofia	$1329
175 km or 109 mi	Veria	$1013
180 km or 112 mi	Durres	$940
184 km or 115 mi	Ulcinj	$1119
186 km or 115 mi	Podgorica	$1066
187 km or 116 mi	Mojkovac	$1193
189 km or 117 mi	Berat	$794
189 km or 118 mi	Kozani	$1068
193 km or 120 mi	Bar	$1150
196 km or 122 mi	Thessaloniki	$1272
203 km or 126 mi	Serres	$1108
211 km or 131 mi	Katerini	$1047
211 km or 131 mi	Fier	$723
212 km or 132 mi	Cetinje	$990
216 km or 134 mi	Budva	$1206