Bucharest vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2906
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$562
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$953
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$380
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.3
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1455
$889
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
48
😀 Quality of life
84
48
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.64M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 23% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4877th and 6043rd ($1148 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 482nd and 6891st 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
$11.6
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.8
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.12
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$600
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$404
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$694
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.73
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.95%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2257
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.89
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.32
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.03
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.78
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.51
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.56
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.2
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.26
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.1
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.4
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$703
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14018
$5680

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$995
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$920
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$896
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$800
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$776
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$708
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$801
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$722
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$771
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$1018
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$653
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$672
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1120
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$762
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$801
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$705
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$701
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$804
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$857
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$870
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$953
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$662
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$906
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$610
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1140
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1041
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1119
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$676
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$818
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$733
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$874
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$824
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$823
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$809
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$702
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$855
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$749
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$807
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$673
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$725

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952