Novosibirsk vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$3273
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$7799
🏠 One person rent	$450	$2094
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$3648
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$836
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$5290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	97
😀 Quality of life	48	93
🏙️ Population	1.64M	441K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 71% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 6043rd and 95th ($935 vs $3273) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 70th in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.6 months in Oakland. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Oakland ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6891st and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Oakland

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	Novosibirsk	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.84	$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$3.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$2145
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1854
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$3859
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$3291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$7921
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$5888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$4.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$7.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$6.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$20.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$6.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$6.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$6.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$4.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$2.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$5.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$179
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$20453

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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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3559
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3204
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$3049
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3043
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$3070
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2906
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3102
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3086
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2822
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3873
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3264
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2848
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2893
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3261
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3276
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3310
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2905
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2748
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3588
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3797
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3245
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3075
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2804
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3088
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4178
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3577
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3357
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3234
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3728
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3616
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3357