Novosibirsk vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1022
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2704
🏠 One person rent	$316	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$793
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$394
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$2620
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	49	91
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	1.63M	1.23M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 32% less expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 6907th and 5342nd ($698 vs $1022) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 49th in Russia and South Korea, respectively. Check Russia vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 2.6 months in Suwon. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Suwon ranked 3rd in South Korea, while ranked 5517th and 124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Suwon

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	Novosibirsk	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$6.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$746
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$93.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$12488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$6618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$39.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$7.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$2.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$36.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$75.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$77.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$421
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$21003

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1098
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$1022
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1042
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1070
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1283
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1127
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1165
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1163
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1334
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1122
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1092
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1020
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1026
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1129
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1171
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1099
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1151
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$1033
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1026
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1040
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$1036
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1074
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$936
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1565
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$900
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$865
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$1019
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1038
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1038