Nizhny Novgorod vs Tallinn - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Tallinn
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1601
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$3833
🏠 One person rent	$430	$807
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$1402
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$1941
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	46	57
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	1.2M	458K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 45% less expensive than in Tallinn. Cities ranked 6322nd and 3511th ($882 vs $1601) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Russia and Estonia, respectively. Check Russia vs Estonia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.2 months in Tallinn. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Tallinn ranked 1st in Estonia, while ranked 5937th and 345th 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	$11.6	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$6.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$732
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$533
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$311
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$5392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$6.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$8113

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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 Tallinn

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Maardu	$1372
78 km or 48 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
83 km or 51 mi	Helsinki	$1947
86 km or 53 mi	Espoo	$1937
92 km or 57 mi	Rakvere	$999
95 km or 59 mi	Raseborg	$1566
97 km or 60 mi	Vantaa	$1881
98 km or 61 mi	Lohja	$1383
109 km or 67 mi	Tuusula	$1655
109 km or 68 mi	Kerava	$1611
115 km or 71 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
117 km or 72 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
118 km or 73 mi	Parnu	$1184
118 km or 73 mi	Porvoo	$1561
129 km or 80 mi	Viljandi	$1041
133 km or 83 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
138 km or 86 mi	Salo	$1589
144 km or 89 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
144 km or 90 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
163 km or 102 mi	Tartu	$1174
168 km or 104 mi	Kotka	$1516
171 km or 106 mi	Kaarina	$1521
171 km or 107 mi	Sillamae	$1064
175 km or 108 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
178 km or 111 mi	Turku	$1545
179 km or 111 mi	Lahti	$1618
185 km or 115 mi	Raisio	$1524
185 km or 115 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
186 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
193 km or 120 mi	Kouvola	$1561
196 km or 122 mi	Narva	$1083
207 km or 129 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
215 km or 133 mi	Valmiera	$928
235 km or 146 mi	Sastamala	$1476
235 km or 146 mi	Tampere	$1422
237 km or 147 mi	Nokia	$1437
243 km or 151 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
259 km or 161 mi	Rauma	$1353
262 km or 163 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
271 km or 168 mi	Jamsa	$1503