Nizhny Novgorod vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Nizhny Novgorod	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2140	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$430	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$758	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$50.5	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$721	$8151
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	46	81
😀 Quality of life	60	100
🏙️ Population	1.2M	449K

The cost of living in Nizhny Novgorod is 76% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6322nd and 23rd ($882 vs $3691) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 3rd in Russia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Russia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5937th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nizhny Novgorod vs Zurich

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	Nizhny Novgorod	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.6	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.79	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.29	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$495	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$320	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$879	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$588	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.16	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.87%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2854	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1848	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$15.5	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.2	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.73	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.31	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.62	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.68	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.13	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.27	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.9	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.15	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.3	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$327	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3800	$22875

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Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$615
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$772
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$650
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$693
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$765
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$719
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$868
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$692
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$863
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$537
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$641
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$678
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$898
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$831
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$800
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1438
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$544
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$914
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$876
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$536
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$672
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$692
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$686
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$837
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$543
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$671
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$681
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$727
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$570
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$755
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$796
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$658
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$709
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$783
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$758

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041