Cologne vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1752
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4185
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$967
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1672
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$477
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$180
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3141
$510
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
49
😀 Quality of life
96
58
🏙️ Population
1.07M
1.63M

The cost of living in Cologne is 167% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 2484th and 7138th ($1752 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 15th 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 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 12th and 5709th 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
$12.9
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.98
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$925
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1823
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1272
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$246
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5594
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3486
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.41
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.27
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.32
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.18
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.27
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.79
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.9
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.7
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.4
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$792
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16182
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1520
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1778
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1542
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1468
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1551
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1500
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1490
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1515
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1499
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1547
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1497
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1562
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1512
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1501
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1516
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1498
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1505
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1504
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1462
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1520
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1593
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1501
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1511
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1484
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1388
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1458
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1484
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1488
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1276
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1493
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1516
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1489
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1476
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1432
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1478
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1506
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1776

Cities near Novosibirsk

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