Novosibirsk vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$3905
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$316	$2719
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$4421
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$804
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$7528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	49	97
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	1.63M	874K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 82% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6907th and 7th ($698 vs $3905) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 5th 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 1.9 months in San Francisco. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 5517th and 16th 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	$6.83	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$8.59
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$5.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$2797
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$2467
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$4615
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$4053
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$11255
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$10091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$92.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$4.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$3.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$5.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$87.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$17.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$2824
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$20590

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3190
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3364
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$2968
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2888
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$2974
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3195
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3183
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3226
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$2999
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3269
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2963
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3997
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3678
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3466
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2888
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2840
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3657
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2811
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2780
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3785
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3002
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2412
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3115
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2767
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2778
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3060
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3752