Novosibirsk vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$378	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$619
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$3571
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	49	95
😀 Quality of life	63	96
🏙️ Population	1.64M	985K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 65% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 6617th and 1273rd ($813 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 1st in Russia and Sweden, respectively. Check Russia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5603rd and 33rd 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	$7.43	$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$7.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$15313

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1968
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1742
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1940
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1779
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1661
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1681
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1650
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1592
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1446
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1494
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1325
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1390
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1483
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1325
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1530
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1312
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1289
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1801
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1516
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1460
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1524
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1551
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1545
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1521
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1586
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1542
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1353
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1192
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1528
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$968
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1589
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1566
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1397
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1598
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1363
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1482