London vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1985
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$661
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$762
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	100	49
😀 Quality of life	99	63
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.64M

The cost of living in London is 374% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 8th and 6617th ($3851 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.1 months in London compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 5th and 5603rd 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	$22.2	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$4627

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821