Novosibirsk vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$657	$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1672	$2798
🏠 One person rent	$302	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$592	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$232	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$52.6	$80.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$510	$1220
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	61
😀 Quality of life	58	79
🏙️ Population	1.63M	606K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 42% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 7138th and 4604th ($657 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Russia and Latvia, respectively. Check Russia vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 5709th and 535th 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	$6.62	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$52.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.83	$7.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.54	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$1.96	$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.79	$1.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$340	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$717	$885
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$458	$549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49.3	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$75	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.24	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	4.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1887	$2627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1186	$1636
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.85	$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.47	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$7.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.61	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.6	$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.78	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.23	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.97	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.5	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.37	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.14	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$77.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4125	$13518

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$558
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$487
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$411
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$537
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$566
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$347
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$628
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$620
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$637
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$551
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$543
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$402
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$669
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$634
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$632
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$628
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$638
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$605
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$814
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$614
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$660
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$651
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$667
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$641
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$636
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$488
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$641
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$593
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$444
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$673
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$669
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$735
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$738
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$582
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$595
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$734
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$590
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$878
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$556

Cities near Riga

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Jurmala	$1362
34 km or 21 mi	Ogre	$1088
40 km or 25 mi	Jelgava	$827
103 km or 64 mi	Valmiera	$860
118 km or 74 mi	Jekabpils	$927
123 km or 77 mi	Siauliai	$827
129 km or 80 mi	Mazeikiai	$985
137 km or 85 mi	Panevezys	$877
161 km or 100 mi	Ventspils	$893
161 km or 100 mi	Parnu	$982
174 km or 108 mi	Kuressaare	$1080
181 km or 112 mi	Viljandi	$909
186 km or 115 mi	Utena	$928
190 km or 118 mi	Daugavpils	$864
195 km or 121 mi	Liepaja	$976
203 km or 126 mi	Rezekne	$831
209 km or 130 mi	Jonava	$835
223 km or 138 mi	Tartu	$1163
228 km or 142 mi	Kaunas	$1080
229 km or 142 mi	Klaipeda	$981
262 km or 163 mi	Vilnius	$1303
270 km or 168 mi	Marijampole	$922
271 km or 168 mi	Pskov	$461
279 km or 174 mi	Tallinn	$1335
283 km or 176 mi	Alytus	$850
286 km or 178 mi	Maardu	$1194
298 km or 185 mi	Rakvere	$920
327 km or 203 mi	Suwalki	$1028
330 km or 205 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$933
335 km or 208 mi	Kaliningrad	$622
339 km or 211 mi	Raseborg	$1438
347 km or 215 mi	Sillamae	$906
353 km or 219 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1519
357 km or 222 mi	Visby	$1345
361 km or 225 mi	Narva	$814
362 km or 225 mi	Helsinki	$1825
364 km or 226 mi	Espoo	$1907
365 km or 227 mi	Grodno	$385
365 km or 227 mi	Elk	$1013
367 km or 228 mi	Lohja	$1257