Boston vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
92
61
🏙️ Population
676K
1.64M

The cost of living in Boston is 312% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 30th and 6431st ($3638 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 30th 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 94th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$4901

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891