Novosibirsk vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$316	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	92
😀 Quality of life	58	86
🏙️ Population	1.63M	2.75M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6907th and 2624th ($698 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Russia and Italy, respectively. Check Russia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5517th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Rome

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	Novosibirsk	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201