Novosibirsk vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$6700
🏠 One person rent	$421	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$3002
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$597
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$337
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$4145
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	48	99
😀 Quality of life	61	98
🏙️ Population	1.64M	5.45M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6431st and 348th ($884 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 11th best city to live in Russia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5802nd 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	$7.89	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$79.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$2123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$3835
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$2492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.44	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.6%	6.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$13218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$7866
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$118
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.78	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$9.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$3.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$9.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$70.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$2281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4901	$21946

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$772
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$720
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$737
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$719
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$808
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$576
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$553
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$595
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$791
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$834
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$880
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$530
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$564
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$732
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$813
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$747
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$537
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$487
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$661
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$969
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$701
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$557
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$543
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$592
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$600
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$694
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$575
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$531
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$547
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$690
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$532
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$842
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2379
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2482
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2050
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1710
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1997
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1699
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1821
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1477
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2223
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1867
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1288
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1824
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1815
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1979
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2352
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1896
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1860
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1487
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1894
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1813
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1829
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2496
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1928
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1906
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2269
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1822
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1988
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2217
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1604
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1864