Novosibirsk vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$302
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$733
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
49
82
😀 Quality of life
58
66
🏙️ Population
1.63M
5.38M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 19% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7138th and 6353rd ($657 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 7th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5709th vs 4239th 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
$6.62
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$6504

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Distance City Cost of living
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$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438