Melbourne vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2496
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6197
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$1388
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$2468
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$346
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4328
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
48
😀 Quality of life
100
61
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.64M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 182% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 893rd and 6431st ($2496 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 30th in Australia and Russia, respectively. Check Australia vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Melbourne compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 1st and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Novosibirsk

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Melbourne Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.7
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.06
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.04
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.97
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1549
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1138
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2861
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2079
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.61%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6465
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$132
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.72
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.92
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.74
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$25.8
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.9
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.3
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.5
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2232
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26129
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1829
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1854
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1822
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1894
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1928
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1906
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1860
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1798
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1896
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2217
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1604
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1487
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1979
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1815
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1870
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1901
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1583
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1898
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1824
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1753
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2223
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1904
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1821
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2308
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1477
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1699
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2338
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1710
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1867
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2482
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2050
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2379
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1997
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2128
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1796
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1288
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2172

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891