Almaty vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1051
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$585
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1164
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.2
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$713
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
50
49
😀 Quality of life
64
58
🏙️ Population
1.92M
1.63M

The cost of living in Almaty is 60% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4975th and 7138th ($1051 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Kazakhstan and Russia, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 4635th and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Novosibirsk

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Almaty Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.87
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.2
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.26
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1466
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.1
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1411
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.9
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.35
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.42
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.48
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.91
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.9
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.01
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$289
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10418
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$935
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$878
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$560
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$653
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$504
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$529
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$633
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$738
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$658
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$641
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$671
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$479
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$641
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$475
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$434
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$623
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$558
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$479
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$488
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$651
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$674
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$416
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$651
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$673
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$669
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$785
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$682
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$564
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$680
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$667
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$682
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$692
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$582
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$664
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$735

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556