Boston vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
676K
1.64M

The cost of living in Boston is 293% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 27th and 6043rd ($3680 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 32nd 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 105th and 6891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Novosibirsk

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Boston Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.8
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$5680

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952