Novosibirsk vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$2280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$5399
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$2721
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$2766
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	49	80
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	1.63M	568K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 69% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 6907th and 1194th ($698 vs $2280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 11th in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Surrey ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 5517th and 122nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Surrey

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	Novosibirsk	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$69.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1196
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$2952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$9496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$8417
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$122
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$84
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$862
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$12026

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2495
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2317
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2488
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2093
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2466
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2047
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2023
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2692
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2598
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2589
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2785
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2973
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2625
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1810
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2718
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2882
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3239
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3015
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2462
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3273
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2759
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2606