Novosibirsk vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$2604
🏠 One person rent
$421
$557
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$976
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$1231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
85
😀 Quality of life
61
70
🏙️ Population
1.64M
5.65M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 18% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6431st and 5142nd ($884 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 4th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Ranked 11th vs 2nd best cities to live in Russia, and 5802nd vs 3923rd 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
$7.89
$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$12085

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891

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Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1108
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1111
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1492
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1482
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1131
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1515
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1514
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1474
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1315
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$1021
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1454
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1578
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$720
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1232
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1571
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1659
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1292
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1750
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1927
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1592
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1693
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$798
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1990
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1448
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1673
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1533
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$2062
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1426
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1683
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1083
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1753
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1451
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1406
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1516
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1443
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1546
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1621
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1214
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1606