Novosibirsk vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3163
🏠 One person rent
$450
$592
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1001
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$1555
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
48
59
😀 Quality of life
48
80
🏙️ Population
1.64M
595K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 25% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6043rd and 4631st ($935 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 2nd in Russia and Latvia, respectively. Check Russia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.2 months in Riga. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6891st and 657th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Riga

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Novosibirsk Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.84
$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$5.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$245
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.71%
4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1768
$2218
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$1.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$6.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$3.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.56
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5680
$18197

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
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$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1374
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1000
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$893
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$938
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$895
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$964
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$860
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$982
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$932
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1179
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1225
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$1054
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$974
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$938
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1040
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$835
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$859
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1220
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1258
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1077
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1434
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$928
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$758
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1594
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$881
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1455
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$1085
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1114
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1104
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$1016
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1597
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$1079
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1684
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1498
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$1081
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1970
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$1974
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$445
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1170
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1391