Helsinki vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Helsinki Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4390
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$1009
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$1646
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$602
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3013
$554
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
78
49
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
676K
1.63M

The cost of living in Helsinki is 198% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 2046th and 7298th ($1936 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 26th 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 37th and 5501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Helsinki Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.5
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1052
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$873
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1924
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1400
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8423
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5044
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.9
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.03
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.5
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.71
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.5
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.7
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$84.6
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.8
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$353
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10871
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Vantaa
$1782
16 km or 9.7 mi Espoo
$2023
26 km or 16 mi Tuusula
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Kerava
$1532
29 km or 18 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
33 km or 21 mi Nurmijarvi
$1562
34 km or 21 mi Jarvenpaa
$1631
47 km or 29 mi Porvoo
$1453
49 km or 30 mi Lohja
$1363
51 km or 32 mi Hyvinkaa
$1360
63 km or 39 mi Riihimaki
$1534
78 km or 48 mi Maardu
$1278
83 km or 51 mi Tallinn
$1447
86 km or 53 mi Raseborg
$1525
96 km or 59 mi Hameenlinna
$1431
98 km or 61 mi Lahti
$1453
102 km or 63 mi Salo
$1571
115 km or 72 mi Kotka
$1416
122 km or 76 mi Rakvere
$973
124 km or 77 mi Kouvola
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Valkeakoski
$1584
132 km or 82 mi Hamina
$1439
143 km or 89 mi Kaarina
$1546
150 km or 93 mi Turku
$1591
156 km or 97 mi Raisio
$1544
157 km or 98 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
160 km or 100 mi Tampere
$1527
164 km or 102 mi Nokia
$1499
169 km or 105 mi Ylojarvi
$1496
170 km or 106 mi Sastamala
$1469
181 km or 113 mi Sillamae
$979
188 km or 117 mi Jamsa
$1467
201 km or 125 mi Parnu
$1102
203 km or 126 mi Lappeenranta
$1378
203 km or 126 mi Narva
$846
205 km or 127 mi Viljandi
$966
210 km or 131 mi Mikkeli
$1389
214 km or 133 mi Rauma
$1331
224 km or 139 mi Pori
$1325
224 km or 139 mi Tartu
$1120

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