Essen vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3822
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$682
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1155
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$545
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$177
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3475
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
587K
1.64M

The cost of living in Essen is 77% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 3860th and 6431st ($1561 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 496th and 30th in Germany and Russia, respectively. Check Germany vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Essen compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 17th and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Novosibirsk

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Essen Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.1
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.31
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.94
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.79
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$602
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$468
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1064
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$848
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$145
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4998
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3089
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.22
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.5
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.77
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.03
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.5
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10028
$4901

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587

Cities near Novosibirsk

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