Los Angeles vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$2255
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$450
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$780
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$313
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$889
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	99	48
😀 Quality of life	93	48
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.64M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 266% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 62nd and 6043rd ($3420 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th and 32nd in the United States and Russia, respectively. Check the United States vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Novosibirsk ranked 40th in Russia, while ranked 50th and 6891st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Novosibirsk

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	Los Angeles	Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$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	$2356	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$5680

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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