Novosibirsk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$1010
🏠 One person rent
$421
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$235
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$38.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$462
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
48
5
😀 Quality of life
61
45
🏙️ Population
1.64M
115K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 114% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6431st and 8957th ($884 vs $412) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd in Russia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Russia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.1 months in Thimphu. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5802nd and 7238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Thimphu

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Novosibirsk Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$2.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$16.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$170
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$100
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$251
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$26.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$895
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$5.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$1.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$0.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$3.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$3.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$30.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$42.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$633

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$828
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$443
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$293
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$943
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$310
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$299
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$339
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$315
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$335
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$299
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1012
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$283
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$293
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$344
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$300
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$287
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$278
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$253
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$281
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$284
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$298
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$350
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$325
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$412
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$340
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$481
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$355
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$351
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$281
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$285
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$275
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$319
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$314
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$290
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$308
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$284
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$280
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$285