Novosibirsk vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$450	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	48	100
🏙️ Population	1.64M	5.45M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 67% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6043rd and 370th ($935 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Russia and Australia, respectively. Check Russia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6891st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Sydney

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	Novosibirsk	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.84	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$25164

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863