Novosibirsk vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$813
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1985
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$378
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$661
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.7
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$762
$1116
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
49
82
😀 Quality of life
63
71
🏙️ Population
1.64M
5.65M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 16% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6617th and 5813th ($813 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 7th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5603rd vs 3397th 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
$7.43
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.9
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.88
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$771
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$505
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.4
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.32
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.52%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2370
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1401
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.9
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.14
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.71
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.88
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.34
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.09
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.85
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.39
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.08
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.18
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$339
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4627
$10534

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Distance City Cost of living
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$802
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566