Nizhny Novgorod vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$2240
🏠 One person rent	$528	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$841
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$314
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$46.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	44
😀 Quality of life	63	64
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.4M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 12% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 5192nd and 6046th ($1051 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Russia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Russia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 0.6 months in Ulaanbaatar. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5476th and 5297th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$5.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$710
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$67.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$1954
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$4.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$9.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$1.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$75.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$8817

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$904
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$739
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$778
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$776
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$863
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$656
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1039
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$721
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$693
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$578
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$665
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1426
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$691
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$658
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$676
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$568
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$820
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$789
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$680
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$639
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$684
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$607
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$577
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$629
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$594
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$593
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$618
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$503
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$570
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$509
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$653
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$492
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$580
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$433
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$722
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$594
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$627
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1108
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$460
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$672