Nizhny Novgorod vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$430	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$3278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	46	78
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	1.2M	662K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 64% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6322nd and 931st ($882 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5937th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Vancouver

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812