Austin vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$616
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	65	49
😀 Quality of life	90	58
🏙️ Population	962K	1.63M

The cost of living in Austin is 252% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 858th and 6907th ($2455 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 26th in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 142nd and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Novosibirsk

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	Austin	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$4263

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648