Novosibirsk vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$316	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	58	67
🏙️ Population	1.63M	5.6M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 28% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6907th and 5668th ($698 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 2nd in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 10th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5517th vs 3598th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Saint Petersburg

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	Novosibirsk	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$7571

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441