Nizhny Novgorod vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1264
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$3052
🏠 One person rent	$528	$607
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1058
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$428
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$910
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	48
😀 Quality of life	63	72
🏙️ Population	1.2M	389K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 17% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4610th ($1051 vs $1264) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Russia and Albania, respectively. Check Russia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5476th and 2811th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$464
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$836
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$68.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	5.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$4476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2198
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$19.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.32
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$1.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$4.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$3.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$70.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$338
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$7688

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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 Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$1030
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$918
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$687
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$772
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$727
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$1047
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$738
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$849
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$897
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$1078
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$891
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$770
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$663
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$1053
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1207
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$930
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1092
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$591
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1265
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$880
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$1123
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$587
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1093
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1362
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1306
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1194
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$675
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1119
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$610
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$718
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1267
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1661
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$581
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1415
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$1048
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$620
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1732
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$1098
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$832
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1030