Nizhny Novgorod vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$2221
🏠 One person rent	$459	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$858
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$44.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	48	44
😀 Quality of life	63	62
🏙️ Population	1.2M	1.4M

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 1% more expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6098th and 6169th ($940 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 0.5 months in Ulaanbaatar. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5641st and 5662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$40.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$1825
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$9.43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$4.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$5.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$1.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$19.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$4.76
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$7641

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$695
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$791
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$732
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$733
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$757
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$773
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$929
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$738
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$950
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$585
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$679
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$738
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$957
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$910
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$891
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1585
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$595
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$978
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$959
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$595
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$680
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$746
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$740
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$905
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$578
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$726
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$712
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$777
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$597
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$795
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$838
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$637
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$677
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$761
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$837
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$811

Cities near Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$903
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$722
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$771
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$767
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$970
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$650
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$1010
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$691
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$679
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$555
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$640
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1392
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$667
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$651
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$655
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$543
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$804
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$770
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$636
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$666
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$590
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$566
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$610
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$582
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$581
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$605
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$495
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$555
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$500
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$633
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$484
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$567
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$426
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$709
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$566
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$613
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1044
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$454
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$635