Novosibirsk vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	80
😀 Quality of life	63	93
🏙️ Population	1.64M	737K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6617th and 125th ($813 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5603rd and 99th 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	$7.43	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114