Brussels vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brussels Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1958
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4780
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1120
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$1989
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$598
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3047
$554
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
89
58
🏙️ Population
196K
1.63M

The cost of living in Brussels is 202% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 1988th and 7298th ($1958 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Belgium and Russia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 173rd and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Brussels Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.8
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.51
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.03
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$881
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1606
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.71%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4722
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4382
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.46
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.59
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.86
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.87
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.5
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1059
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23380
$3795

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Cities near Brussels

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762

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