Melbourne vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5563
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$1336
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$2266
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$338
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3776
$510
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
49
😀 Quality of life
98
58
🏙️ Population
4.53M
1.63M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 259% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 933rd and 7138th ($2356 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 15th in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Melbourne compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Novosibirsk ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 2nd and 5709th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$1.54
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1387
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1129
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2874
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1851
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.1
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8760
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7587
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.22
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$128
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$2.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.6
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.56
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.84
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$28.4
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.01
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.52
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.06
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.4
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$67.1
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.2
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1612
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481

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