Novosibirsk vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	100
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	1.63M	4.84M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6907th and 745th ($698 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Russia and Australia, respectively. Check Russia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5517th 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	$6.83	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683