Bucharest vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$961
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2436
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$449
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$782
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$333
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.7
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1072
$510
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
76
49
😀 Quality of life
77
58
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.63M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 46% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5593rd and 7138th ($961 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 15th in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bucharest compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 703rd and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.66
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.31
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.68
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$464
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$863
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$92.7
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.75
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.17%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2654
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1649
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.86
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.51
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.19
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.28
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.51
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.39
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.19
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.57
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.6
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.54
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.9
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.9
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.2
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$503
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9569
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$846
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$817
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$868
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$610
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$611
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$928
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$595
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$730
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$865
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678

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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