Novosibirsk vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$3283
🏠 One person rent
$302
$429
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$1287
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$1764
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
49
99
😀 Quality of life
58
79
🏙️ Population
1.63M
1.33M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 38% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 7138th and 4896th ($657 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 145th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.7 months in Saitama. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Saitama ranked 35th in Japan, while ranked 5709th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Saitama

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Novosibirsk Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$4.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$973
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$34.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$4560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$3226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$3.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$26.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$4.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$7.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$4.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$9.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$8.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$22.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$52
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$443
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$13860

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$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

Cities near Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$988
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1009
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1041
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1031
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1052
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1053
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1036
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1063
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1133
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1069
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1035
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1071
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1043
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1066
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1058
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1192
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1057
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1105
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1061
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1037
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1045
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1036
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1030
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1069
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1067
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1117
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1067
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1062
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1039