Nizhny Novgorod vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$4188
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	63	100
🏙️ Population	1.2M	5.45M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5192nd and 370th ($1051 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Russia and Australia, respectively. Check Russia vs Australia 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 Sydney. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5476th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Sydney

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863