Bucheon vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bucheon	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1163	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2786	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$506	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$736	$599
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1529	$616
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	97	49
😀 Quality of life	73	58
🏙️ Population	772K	1.63M

The cost of living in Bucheon is 67% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4593rd and 6907th ($1163 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 26th in South Korea and Russia, respectively. Check South Korea vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucheon compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Bucheon ranked 11th best city to live in South Korea vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 1451st and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucheon vs Novosibirsk

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	Bucheon	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.68	$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$35.8	$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.2	$1.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.57	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$280	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$419	$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$650	$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$553	$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.4	$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.89%	14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10070	$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6153	$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.02	$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.88	$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.06	$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.18	$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32	$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.5	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$6	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.13	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.89	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.87	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.2	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.03	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.3	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21043	$4263

Cost of living in other countries

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$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bucheon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
12 km or 7.8 mi	Incheon	$1092
15 km or 9.4 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 11 mi	Anyang	$1022
18 km or 11 mi	Goyang	$1171
20 km or 12 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
20 km or 12 mi	Ansan	$1070
21 km or 13 mi	Gunpo	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Seoul	$1334
24 km or 15 mi	Uiwang	$1063
31 km or 19 mi	Siheung	$1283
31 km or 19 mi	Suwon	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Seongnam	$1400
33 km or 21 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
33 km or 21 mi	Guri	$1122
36 km or 22 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
37 km or 23 mi	Paju	$1075
38 km or 24 mi	Hanam	$1161
39 km or 24 mi	Yangju	$974
41 km or 25 mi	Namyangju	$1129
43 km or 27 mi	Gwangju	$1165
47 km or 29 mi	Osan	$1042
47 km or 29 mi	Yongin	$1127
52 km or 32 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
56 km or 35 mi	Kaesong	$1565
57 km or 36 mi	Pocheon	$1040
62 km or 39 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
63 km or 39 mi	Icheon	$1020
69 km or 43 mi	Dangjin	$1033
70 km or 44 mi	Anseong	$1026
79 km or 49 mi	Yeoju	$1026
84 km or 52 mi	Cheonan	$1151
85 km or 53 mi	Seosan	$1036
94 km or 58 mi	Chuncheon	$865
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
111 km or 69 mi	Haeju	$1550
115 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
117 km or 73 mi	Chungju	$900
120 km or 75 mi	Gongju	$1038
121 km or 75 mi	Sejong	$1019

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648