Novosibirsk vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$4100
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	81
😀 Quality of life	63	92
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.43M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 60% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6617th and 1930th ($813 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1571st in Russia and the United States, respectively. Check Russia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 5603rd and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs San Antonio

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	Novosibirsk	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$15049

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154