Novosibirsk vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$378	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	87
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	1.64M	1.01M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6617th and 6th ($813 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 5603rd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs San Jose, United States

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	Novosibirsk	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$22302

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254