Nizhny Novgorod vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$596	$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1590	$2371
🏠 One person rent	$255	$436
🏘️ Family rent	$507	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.3	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$550	$1259
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	69
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	1.25M	1.38M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 37% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 7706th and 5668th ($596 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in Russia and Bulgaria, respectively. Check Russia vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5856th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Sofia

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.61	$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$1.7	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$593	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$362	$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.6	$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.2	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$5.95	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.54%	3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1862	$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1219	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.51	$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.42	$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.08	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.45	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.44	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.52	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.49	$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.69	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.16	$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.1	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.4	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.38	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.84	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$311	$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5368	$7940

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$497
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$517
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$597
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$545
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$488
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$414
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$646
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$488
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$542
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$493
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$612
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$645
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$653
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$587
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1021
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$455
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$658
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$525
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$456
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$501
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$518
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$500
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$526
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$427
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$597
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$573
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$501
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$623
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$516
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$513
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$511

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$598
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$865
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$533
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$852
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$660
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$719
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$712
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$702
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$602
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$563
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$661
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$626
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$581
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$495
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$531
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$760
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$691
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$576
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1027
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$977
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$813
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$641
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$654
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$664
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$697
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$570
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$534
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$610
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$827
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$681
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1027
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$713
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1057
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1177
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$704
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$616
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1001
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$619