Moscow vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$612
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$554
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
74
58
🏙️ Population
13M
1.63M

The cost of living in Moscow is 66% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5091st and 7298th ($1075 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 26th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Ranked 1st vs 8th best cities to live in Russia, and 1280th vs 5501st 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
$8.34
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$2.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$3795

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585