Almaty vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$477
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$762
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
49
😀 Quality of life
70
63
🏙️ Population
2.23M
1.64M

The cost of living in Almaty is 9% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6307th and 6617th ($884 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 4103rd and 5603rd 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
$6.77
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821