Nizhny Novgorod vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$3571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	95
😀 Quality of life	60	96
🏙️ Population	1.2M	985K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 62% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6322nd and 1273rd ($882 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Russia and Sweden, respectively. Check Russia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5937th and 33rd 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	$11.6	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482