Boston vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$616
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
91
58
🏙️ Population
676K
1.63M

The cost of living in Boston is 408% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 24th and 6907th ($3547 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 103rd and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$4263

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Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

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