Novosibirsk vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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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$619
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$495
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$519
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$541
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$562
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$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

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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
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$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
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$2534
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$2435
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2609
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
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$2314
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$2546
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2577
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2263