Moscow vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$657
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$1672
🏠 One person rent
$542
$302
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$510
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
73
58
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.63M

The cost of living in Moscow is 55% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5167th and 7138th ($1021 vs $657) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.8 months in Novosibirsk. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Russia, and 1608th vs 5709th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Novosibirsk

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Moscow Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$6.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$3.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$340
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$717
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$7.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1186
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$2.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$6.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$6.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$6.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$4.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$4125

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517

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