Nizhny Novgorod vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$940	$1485
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2295	$3493
🏠 One person rent	$459	$785
🏘️ Family rent	$818	$1331
🍽️ Food expenses	$334	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$810	$1969
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	48	39
😀 Quality of life	63	79
🏙️ Population	1.2M	767K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 37% less expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 6098th and 4105th ($940 vs $1485) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 6th in Russia and Croatia, respectively. Check Russia vs Croatia 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 Zagreb. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 5641st and 780th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Zagreb

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.5	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.3	$59.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.54	$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.8	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$528	$765
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$571
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$975	$1378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$631	$1006
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.1	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.91	$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.79%	3.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2988	$5515
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2007	$3470
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.6	$57.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.19	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.67	$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.95	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.51	$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.87	$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$8.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.24	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.5	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.54	$8.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.9	$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.35	$9.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$73.2	$99.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$366	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4368	$12339

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1256
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1054
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1261
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1171
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1375
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1317
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1425
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1075
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$864
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$676
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$723
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1695
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$629
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1360
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1406
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1434
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1708
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$965
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$850
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1771
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1661
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$875
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$992
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1158
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1124
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1448
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1434
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1677
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1430
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1391
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$952
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1457
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$682
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$1036
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1483
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1160
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1114
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$961