Novosibirsk vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$2659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$6362
🏠 One person rent	$450	$1646
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$2815
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$4246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	94
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	1.64M	664K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 65% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6043rd and 649th ($935 vs $2659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 5th in Russia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Russia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Rotterdam ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 6891st and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Rotterdam

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	Novosibirsk	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.84	$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$6.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$4.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$4.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1348
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$2967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$2361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$278
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	3.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$6135
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$3996
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$4.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$6.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$50.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$91.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$2772
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$13092

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$754
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$630
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$787
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$780
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$585
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$559
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$602
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$837
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$819
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$954
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$754
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$545
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$575
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$823
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$571
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$784
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$763
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$553
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$500
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$687
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$1024
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$713
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$572
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$568
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$608
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$614
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$712
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$579
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$547
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$564
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$702
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$550
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$876
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2424
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2491
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2389
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2112
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2608
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2755
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2407
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2247
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2564
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2460
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2399
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2185
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1739
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2111
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1834
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2341
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1829
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$2053
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2353
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1688
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2197
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1476
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799