Helsinki vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1825
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4263
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$937
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1639
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3086
$510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
49
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
665K
1.63M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 178% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 2273rd and 7138th ($1825 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 15th in Finland and Russia, respectively. Check Finland vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Helsinki compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 26th and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.9
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.43
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.08
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.86
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$985
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$814
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1810
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1440
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$68.6
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.35%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7893
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4642
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.75
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.26
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.29
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.8
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.76
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.1
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$91.8
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.7
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9506
$4125

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1736
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1498
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1491
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1277
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1257
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1464
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1194
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1335
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1438
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1396
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1336
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1349
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$920
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1376
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1366
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1483
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1532
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1480
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1521
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1462
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1465
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1410
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$906
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1414
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$982
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$814
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$909
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1330
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1265
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1262
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1163

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