Nizhny Novgorod vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$459	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	48	95
😀 Quality of life	63	95
🏙️ Population	1.2M	985K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 63% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6098th and 849th ($940 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Russia and Sweden, respectively. Check Russia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5641st and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Stockholm

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$17693

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516