Novosibirsk vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$2907
🏠 One person rent	$294	$568
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$392
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$1324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	61
😀 Quality of life	58	79
🏙️ Population	1.63M	605K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 45% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7298th and 4672nd ($649 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Russia and Latvia, respectively. Check Russia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5501st and 580th 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	$6.49	$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$5.18
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$13962

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1377
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1111
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$856
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$893
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$946
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$999
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$1042
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$902
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$923
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1102
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$966
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$950
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$899
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$1029
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$817
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$856
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1120
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1191
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$1016
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1341
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$886
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$440
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1447
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$871
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1278
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$973
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1061
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$990
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$578
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1525
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$979
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1608
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1363
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$846
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1936
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$2023
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$390
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1057
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1363