Beijing vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$589	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$762
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	73	63
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Beijing is 27% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5355th and 6617th ($1029 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 34th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 2546th and 5603rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Novosibirsk

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	Beijing	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$4627

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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