Nizhny Novgorod vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$528	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	74
😀 Quality of life	63	88
🏙️ Population	1.2M	459K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 57% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5192nd and 978th ($1051 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 841st in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5476th and 286th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$16143

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$705
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$749
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$821
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$754
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$804
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$834
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$981
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$771
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$614
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$705
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$786
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$1055
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$1030
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1678
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$626
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$1084
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$1068
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$648
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$694
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$792
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$789
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$974
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$604
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$791
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$771
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$775
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$635
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$868
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$845
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$691
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$748
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$830
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$895
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$873

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769