Novosibirsk vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$3699
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	49	79
😀 Quality of life	58	94
🏙️ Population	1.63M	709K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 70% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 6907th and 1171st ($698 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Russia and Norway, respectively. Check Russia vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5517th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Oslo

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	Novosibirsk	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$8593

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006