Nizhny Novgorod vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1414
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$3341
🏠 One person rent	$328	$742
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$1283
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$1698
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	57
😀 Quality of life	55	86
🏙️ Population	1.2M	458K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 49% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6811th and 3823rd ($717 vs $1414) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 1st in Russia and Estonia, respectively. Check Russia vs Estonia 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 Tallinn. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 15th best city to live in Russia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 5853rd and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Tallinn

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Tallinn
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$65.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$9.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1262
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$4869
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3324
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$8.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$6.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$50.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$96
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$91.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$7151

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

Cities near Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1219
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1816
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1879
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$899
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1441
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1671
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1220
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1509
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1486
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1064
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1327
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$933
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1396
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1045
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1286
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1450
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$952
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1495
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1398
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1450
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1355
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$953
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$835
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1391
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1464
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1432
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1254
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1394