Nizhny Novgorod vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$328	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$698
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	46	45
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	1.2M	418K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 29% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6811th and 5400th ($717 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 15th best city to live in Russia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5853rd and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Tirana

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$5391

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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 Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$935
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$772
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$639
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$749
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$614
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$965
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$636
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$746
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$972
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$765
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$682
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$975
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1117
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1030
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$537
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1150
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$772
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$987
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$545
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1070
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1164
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1182
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$588
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$556
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1056
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1187
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$463
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$943
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$561
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$930
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1027