Novosibirsk vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$294	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	1.63M	11.5M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 36% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7298th and 5616th ($649 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Russia and Brazil, respectively. Check Russia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5501st and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Sao Paulo

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	Novosibirsk	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$13135

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629