Cologne vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$554
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
97
58
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.63M

The cost of living in Cologne is 185% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 2308th and 7298th ($1851 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 26th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 16th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Novosibirsk

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Cologne Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$3795

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Novosibirsk

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