Boston vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3467
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7682
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$2394
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$3923
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$726
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5787
$554
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
92
58
🏙️ Population
676K
1.63M

The cost of living in Boston is 434% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 32nd and 7298th ($3467 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Boston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 89th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.4
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$5.78
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2739
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2042
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4881
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3321
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$222
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11569
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6730
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.4
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
$2.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.7
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.77
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.47
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.72
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.76
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.03
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.03
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$164
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.7
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2437
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25118
$3795

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2869
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2797
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2746
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2846
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2925
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2920
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2773
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2869
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2443
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2798
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2804
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2878
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2848
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3005
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2607
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2853
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2815
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2961
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2803

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585