Moscow vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1438
$813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$1985
🏠 One person rent
$864
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$1523
$661
🍽️ Food expenses
$357
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$881
$762
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
49
😀 Quality of life
73
63
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.64M

The cost of living in Moscow is 77% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 4141st and 6617th ($1438 vs $813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Ranked 1st vs 7th best cities to live in Russia, and 2664th vs 5603rd 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
$12.3
$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$36.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.18
$4.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.27
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.47
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1183
$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2170
$771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1176
$505
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.2
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$94.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.08
$8.32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
24.47%
19.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9466
$2370
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4008
$1401
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$30.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.62
$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.71
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.5
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.17
$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.05
$3.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.4
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.34
$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.45
$4.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$339
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15272
$4627

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$802
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$708
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$679
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$659
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$649
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$745
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$530
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$529
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$510
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$548
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$761
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$786
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$522
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$837
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$617
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$486
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$544
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$520
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$729
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$575
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$767
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$685
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$525
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$472
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$618
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$909
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$675
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$544
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$518
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$577
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$583
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$680
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$559
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$521
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$537
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$681
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$527
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$762
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821