Nizhny Novgorod vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$1261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1828	$3008
🏠 One person rent	$328	$686
🏘️ Family rent	$616	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.5	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$647	$1615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	46	62
😀 Quality of life	55	80
🏙️ Population	1.2M	581K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 43% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6811th and 4316th ($717 vs $1261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 15th best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5853rd and 529th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.04	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.4	$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.95	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.92	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$498
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$737	$1330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$462	$856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.3	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.55	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.62%	4.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2295	$5319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1448	$3255
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.9	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.97	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.65	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.41	$2.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.46	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.35	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.38	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.78	$9.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.52	$5.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.83	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.24	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.03	$8.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15	$49.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.65	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$72.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.7	$92.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$303	$582
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4568	$8531

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$636
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$554
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$592
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$681
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$537
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$540
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$438
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$523
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$734
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$564
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$719
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$524
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$559
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$675
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$676
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$743
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$867
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$622
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1244
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$528
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$786
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$633
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$791
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$508
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$561
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$590
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$612
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$552
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$584
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$609
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$580
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$639
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$430
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$613
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$656
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$538
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$605
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$593
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$555
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$557

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$847
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$850
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1150
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$936
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$882
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$950
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$385
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$843
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1016
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$727
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$840
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1025
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$570
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$935
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$804
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$761
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$933
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1113
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$964
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1299
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$969
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$435
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$469
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$438
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$300
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$835
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$953
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$474
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$882
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$869
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$977
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1302