Novosibirsk vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$378	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$7086
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	63	97
🏙️ Population	1.64M	874K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 80% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6617th and 5th ($813 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 3rd 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 1.7 months in San Francisco. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 5603rd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs San Francisco

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	Novosibirsk	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$18564

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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 Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765