Bucharest vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1036
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2606
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$496
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$863
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$354
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.4
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1242
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
49
😀 Quality of life
78
58
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.63M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 60% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5404th and 7298th ($1036 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 642nd and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Novosibirsk

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Bucharest Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.6
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.53
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.06
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.18
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$948
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.34
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.21%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2831
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.92
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.64
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.32
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.2
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.76
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.93
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.06
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.85
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.36
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.78
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.29
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$532
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10286
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$900
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$852
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$786
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$668
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$757
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$663
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$795
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$727
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$759
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$772
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$631
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$644
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$955
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$793
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$688
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$684
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$751
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$755
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$751
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$721
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$744
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$589
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$831
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$624
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$931
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$961
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1035
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$561
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$837
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$693
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$832
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$761
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$846
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$759
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$584
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$573
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$876
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$735
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$640
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$721

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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