Novosibirsk vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$450	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$3766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	48	95
😀 Quality of life	48	95
🏙️ Population	1.64M	985K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 62% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6043rd and 1008th ($935 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Russia and Sweden, respectively. Check Russia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6891st and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Stockholm

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	Novosibirsk	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.84	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$17265

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$754
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$630
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$795
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$787
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$780
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$585
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$586
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$559
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$602
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$837
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$819
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$954
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$754
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$545
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$575
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$823
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$571
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$784
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$763
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$553
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$500
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$687
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$1024
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$713
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$572
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$568
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$608
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$614
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$712
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$579
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$547
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$564
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$702
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$550
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$876
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464