Novosibirsk vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$2134
🏠 One person rent	$450	$422
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$747
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$308
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	47
😀 Quality of life	48	56
🏙️ Population	1.64M	2.96M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 11% more expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6043rd and 6584th ($935 vs $842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in Russia and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Russia vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.4 months in Tashkent. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6891st and 6238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Tashkent

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	Novosibirsk	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.84	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$967
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	23.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$6.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$3.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$10369

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$759
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$599
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$587
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$576
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$622
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$583
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$610
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$645
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$568
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$572
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$669
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$688
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$549
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$704
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$488
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$535
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$471
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$497
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$555
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$773
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$570
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$646
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$609
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$737
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$734
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$500
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$439
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$789
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$500
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$468
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$636
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1795
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$493
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$601
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$447
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$470
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$518
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$514
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$899