London vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$2255
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$780
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$313
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	97	48
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.64M

The cost of living in London is 292% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 28th and 6043rd ($3662 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in the United Kingdom and Russia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 4th and 6891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Novosibirsk

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	London	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$5680

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

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