Nizhny Novgorod vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Nizhny Novgorod	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1051	$1436
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2514	$3312
🏠 One person rent	$528	$726
🏘️ Family rent	$928	$1125
🍽️ Food expenses	$371	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.6	$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$928	$1983
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	24
😀 Quality of life	63	81
🏙️ Population	1.2M	693K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 27% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 5192nd and 4194th ($1051 vs $1436) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 64th in Russia and Spain, respectively. Check Russia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 1.4 months in Zaragoza. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 6th best city to live in Russia vs Zaragoza ranked 20th in Spain, while ranked 5476th and 622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.4	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.27	$3.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.13	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$1223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.07	$24.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.53%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3459	$3402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$1989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.77	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.68	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.76	$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.28	$6.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.45	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.48	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.47	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.6	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$332	$516
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5021	$8171

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1166
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1424
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1245
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1622
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1115
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1494
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1524
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1351
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1558
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1697
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1238
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1632
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1651
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1246
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1778
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1271
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1611
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1567
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1836
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1830
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1145
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1408
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1367
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1421
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1538
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1242
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1812
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1790
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1623
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1773
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1660
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1669
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643