Novosibirsk vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$294	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$6392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	80
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	1.63M	737K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 78% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7298th and 206th ($649 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5501st and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Seattle

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	Novosibirsk	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263