Novosibirsk vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$2644
🏠 One person rent	$421	$573
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1004
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$34.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	48	8
😀 Quality of life	61	56
🏙️ Population	1.64M	77.6K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 17% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6431st and 5233rd ($884 vs $1059) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Russia and Thailand, respectively. Check Russia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Phuket ranked 8th in Thailand, while ranked 5802nd and 6325th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Phuket

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	Novosibirsk	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$9.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$1154
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$805
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$70.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.44	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.6%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$4350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.78	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$4.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$62.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$68
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4901	$16566

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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

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$808
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$891
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$846
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$612
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$790
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$634
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$622
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$782
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$628
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$845
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$438
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$663
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$792
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$740
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$451
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$572
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$696
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$461
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$458
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$562
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$784
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$846
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$874
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$762
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$750
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$763
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981