Novosibirsk vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$316	$552
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$1076
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$2086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	96
😀 Quality of life	58	95
🏙️ Population	1.63M	2.75M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 44% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6907th and 4366th ($698 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 29th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5517th and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Osaka

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	Novosibirsk	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$8318

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

Cities near Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1142
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1047
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1041
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1040
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1049
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1091
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1039
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1051
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1087
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$1019
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1047
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$998
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1042
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1065
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$1018
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1026
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1045
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$1008