Nizhny Novgorod vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$459	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	59
😀 Quality of life	63	84
🏙️ Population	1.2M	581K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 36% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6098th and 4193rd ($940 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Russia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Russia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5641st and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$10967

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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 Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569