Novosibirsk vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$4810
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	88
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	1.63M	653K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 73% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6907th and 603rd ($698 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 553rd 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 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.8 months in Portland. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 5517th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Portland

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	Novosibirsk	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741