Boston vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$510
😷 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 409% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 35th and 7138th ($3345 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 83rd and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$4125

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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