Beijing vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$605
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.63M

The cost of living in Beijing is 62% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4887th and 7138th ($1065 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 15th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 583rd and 5709th 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
$3.9
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$3.83
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

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