Nizhny Novgorod vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$3082
🏠 One person rent	$430	$629
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$1103
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$406
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$1061
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	70
😀 Quality of life	60	78
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.4M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 29% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 6322nd and 4611th ($882 vs $1244) 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.9 months in Sofia. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 5937th and 1070th 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	$11.6	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$50.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$9.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$2.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$1.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1209
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	3.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$3978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$9.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$7.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$43.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$9717

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Sofia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Pernik	$730
59 km or 37 mi	Vratsa	$766
77 km or 48 mi	Blagoevgrad	$707
97 km or 60 mi	Bansko	$854
100 km or 62 mi	Pazardzhik	$776
132 km or 82 mi	Pleven	$667
132 km or 82 mi	Plovdiv	$836
135 km or 84 mi	Nis	$819
142 km or 88 mi	Stip	$575
146 km or 91 mi	Kumanovo	$642
148 km or 92 mi	Vidin	$668
149 km or 92 mi	Asenovgrad	$702
151 km or 94 mi	Strumica	$670
164 km or 102 mi	Gabrovo	$643
168 km or 104 mi	Veles	$572
175 km or 108 mi	Skopje	$849
176 km or 110 mi	Pristina	$655
178 km or 110 mi	Kavadarci	$595
180 km or 112 mi	Serres	$1080
185 km or 115 mi	Drama	$964
186 km or 116 mi	Craiova	$909
191 km or 119 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
193 km or 120 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
202 km or 125 mi	Mitrovica	$557
202 km or 126 mi	Haskovo	$678
208 km or 129 mi	Tetovo	$720
210 km or 130 mi	Prilep	$592
210 km or 131 mi	Slatina	$675
215 km or 134 mi	Kavala	$996
215 km or 134 mi	Alexandria	$692
217 km or 135 mi	Xanthi	$1048
222 km or 138 mi	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	$699
224 km or 139 mi	Giannitsa	$1091
232 km or 144 mi	Thessaloniki	$1225
234 km or 145 mi	Novi Pazar	$828
242 km or 150 mi	Kragujevac	$918
245 km or 152 mi	Sliven	$591
246 km or 153 mi	Komotini	$1013
248 km or 154 mi	Bitola	$667
248 km or 154 mi	Ruse	$777