Novosibirsk vs Tehran - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Tehran
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$1715
🏠 One person rent	$378	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$240
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	96
😀 Quality of life	63	66
🏙️ Population	1.64M	8.69M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 19% more expensive than in Tehran. Cities ranked 6617th and 7204th ($813 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 6th in Russia and Iran, respectively. Check Russia vs Iran comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.4 months in Tehran. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Tehran ranked 1st in Iran, while ranked 5603rd and 5113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Tehran

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	Novosibirsk	Tehran
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.43	$3.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$385
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$9.06
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$14.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	25.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$1528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$958
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$2.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$3.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$1.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$2.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$4.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$4.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$2.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$1.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$55.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$25.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$2007

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$802
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$708
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$679
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$659
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$649
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$745
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$530
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$529
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$510
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$548
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$761
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$786
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$522
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$837
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$617
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$486
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$544
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$520
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$729
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$575
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$767
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$685
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$525
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$472
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$618
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$909
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$675
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$544
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$678
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$518
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$577
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$583
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$680
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$559
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$521
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$537
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$681
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$527
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$762
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$821

Cities near Tehran

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Golestan	$628
12 km or 7.6 mi	Ray	$622
27 km or 17 mi	Eslamshahr	$623
27 km or 17 mi	Nasimshahr	$624
28 km or 17 mi	Qods	$638
32 km or 20 mi	Qarchak	$607
33 km or 20 mi	Shahriar	$635
34 km or 21 mi	Pakdasht	$604
36 km or 23 mi	Pardis	$598
38 km or 23 mi	Andisheh	$637
39 km or 24 mi	Robat Karim	$611
39 km or 24 mi	Fardis	$640
40 km or 25 mi	Malard	$641
43 km or 26 mi	Karaj	$704
46 km or 28 mi	Mohammadshahr	$642
52 km or 32 mi	Varamin	$588
52 km or 33 mi	Kamal Shahr	$644
78 km or 49 mi	Nazarabad	$598
120 km or 75 mi	Amol	$530
121 km or 75 mi	Khak-e Ali	$561
122 km or 76 mi	Saveh	$503
127 km or 79 mi	Qom	$448
142 km or 88 mi	Qazvin	$582
148 km or 92 mi	Babol	$372
155 km or 96 mi	Qaem Shahr	$501
176 km or 109 mi	Sari	$643
178 km or 111 mi	Semnan	$542
191 km or 119 mi	Kashan	$515
210 km or 130 mi	Lahijan	$497
239 km or 148 mi	Arak	$538
240 km or 149 mi	Rasht	$472
282 km or 175 mi	Hamadan	$430
283 km or 176 mi	Malayer	$457
284 km or 177 mi	Zanjan	$426
302 km or 188 mi	Gorgan	$658
315 km or 196 mi	Borujerd	$494
316 km or 196 mi	Shahin Shahr	$484
326 km or 202 mi	Dorud	$508
333 km or 207 mi	Shahrud	$564
334 km or 207 mi	Khomeyni Shahr	$488