Moscow vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$780
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$70.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$889
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
48
😀 Quality of life
72
48
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.64M

The cost of living in Moscow is 79% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 3277th and 6043rd ($1678 vs $935) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Ranked 1st vs 40th best cities to live in Russia, and 2774th vs 6891st 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
$11.9
$7.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$918
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
23.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$2907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$1768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$5.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$4.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$5680

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$785
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952