Novosibirsk vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$1938
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$2219
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	63	89
🏙️ Population	1.64M	2.75M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 60% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6617th and 1942nd ($813 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 7th best city to live in Russia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5603rd and 292nd 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	$7.43	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$5.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$10916

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1153
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1747
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1680
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1479
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1413
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1376
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1345
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1586
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1392
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1404
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1101
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1145
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1128
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1381
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1462
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1307
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1264
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1215
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1340
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1463
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1166
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1191
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1170
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1429
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1271
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1389
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1291
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1365
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1381
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1084
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1438
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1605
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1412
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1299
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1466
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1217
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1325
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1689
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1323