Novosibirsk vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$294	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	49	7
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	1.63M	77.6K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 34% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7298th and 5798th ($649 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Russia and Thailand, respectively. Check Russia vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 5501st and 6033rd 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	$6.49	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$13132

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892