Helsinki vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1970
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4714
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$972
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1705
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$620
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3225
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
80
48
😀 Quality of life
94
48
🏙️ Population
694K
1.64M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 111% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 2107th and 6043rd ($1970 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 32nd in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Helsinki compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 47th and 6891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Novosibirsk

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Helsinki Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.5
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.24
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2011
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1470
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9998
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4513
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83.3
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.37
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.5
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.56
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.83
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.4
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$126
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.2
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$487
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13162
$5680

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1843
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1974
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1644
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1759
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1521
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1391
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1531
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1419
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1455
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1594
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1597
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1436
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1533
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1535
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1478
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$1085
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1383
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1578
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1490
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1529
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1560
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1531
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1407
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1439
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1424
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1482
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$1079
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1492
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1179
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1448
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$1081
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$1054
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1445
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1370
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1416
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1220

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952