Bucharest vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1138
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2971
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$535
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$931
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1467
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
48
😀 Quality of life
84
61
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.64M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 29% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4935th and 6431st ($1138 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 30th 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 11th in Russia, while ranked 508th and 5802nd 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
$11.9
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.2
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.13
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$586
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1055
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.4
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.13%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4123
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2286
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.84
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.66
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.08
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.76
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.73
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.02
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.79
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.77
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.11
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.8
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.67
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.3
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.8
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$769
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16525
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$999
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$956
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$926
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891