Novosibirsk vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$302
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$1361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
49
84
😀 Quality of life
58
83
🏙️ Population
1.63M
3.03M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 34% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7138th and 5356th ($657 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 3rd in Russia and Taiwan, respectively. Check Russia vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 5709th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Taichung

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Novosibirsk Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$13893

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721