Nizhny Novgorod vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$1703
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$3895
🏠 One person rent	$430	$962
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$1528
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$2415
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	75
😀 Quality of life	60	89
🏙️ Population	1.2M	826K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 48% less expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 6322nd and 3105th ($882 vs $1703) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th in Russia and Spain, respectively. Check Russia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.4 months in Valencia, Spain. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Valencia, Spain ranked 3rd in Spain, while ranked 5937th and 262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Valencia, Spain

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1057
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$1871
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$1236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$86.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$4334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$2953
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$8.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$18.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$9.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$12255

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1363
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1342
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1239
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1212
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1148
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1407
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1356
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1635
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1558
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1354
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1446
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1320
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1341
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1461
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1468
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1277
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1345
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1464
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1217
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2804
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1188
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1305
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1206
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1166
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1306
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1445
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1229
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1674
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603