Novosibirsk vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2787
🏠 One person rent	$316	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$924
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$390
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$75.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$1303
😷 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 37% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6907th and 4764th ($698 vs $1113) 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 1.2 months in Riga. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5517th and 596th 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	$6.83	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$7.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$915
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$586
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	4.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$2774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$1723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$33
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$5.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$13840

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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 Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1299
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$933
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$804
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$835
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$840
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$953
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$983
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$950
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$869
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$1064
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$933
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$936
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$843
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$953
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$761
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$847
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1045
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1150
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$969
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$882
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$467
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1414
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1219
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$899
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1016
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$741
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1441
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$952
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1273
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$953
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1816
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1879
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1025
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1220