Moscow vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1585
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3752
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$959
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$1694
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$382
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$123
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1020
$848
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
72
61
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.64M

The cost of living in Moscow is 79% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 3728th and 6431st ($1585 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Ranked 1st vs 11th best cities to live in Russia, and 3206th vs 5802nd 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
$13.2
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58.4
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.58
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.91
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$719
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2372
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1313
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$105
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.13
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.19%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10959
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4560
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.97
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.51
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.57
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.29
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.89
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.9
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.44
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.1
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$146
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$735
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17546
$4901

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791

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