Nizhny Novgorod vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$3422
🏠 One person rent	$528	$707
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1232
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$1726
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	48	71
😀 Quality of life	63	79
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.21M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 24% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4339th ($1051 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 1.2 months in Sofia. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5476th and 746th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$57.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$554
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$1309
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$4634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$3265
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$8.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$44.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$728
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$12236

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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 Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$731
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$749
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$709
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$859
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$775
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$705
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$900
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$830
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$620
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$675
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$673
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$732
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$702
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$662
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$587
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$880
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$718
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$610
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1107
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$988
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$953
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$692
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$770
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$591
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$1045
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$708
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1053
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$709
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1125
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1285
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$932
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$610
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1020
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$800