Novosibirsk vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$813	$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1985	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$378	$152
🏘️ Family rent	$661	$236
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$174
🚐 Transport expenses	$61.7	$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$762	$544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	49	5
😀 Quality of life	63	42
🏙️ Population	1.64M	115K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 94% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6617th and 8940th ($813 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd in Russia and Bhutan, respectively. Check Russia vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 5603rd and 7547th 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	$7.43	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.9	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.88	$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.83	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$771	$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$505	$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.3	$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.4	$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.32	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.52%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2370	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1401	$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.9	$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.14	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.71	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.59	$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.84	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.88	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.34	$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.85	$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.39	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.08	$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.48	$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.1	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.18	$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.3	$32
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$339	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4627	$653

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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 Thimphu

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Paro	$450
147 km or 91 mi	Siliguri	$297
196 km or 122 mi	Rangpur	$308
203 km or 126 mi	Saidpur	$311
211 km or 131 mi	Shigatse	$918
214 km or 133 mi	Damak	$316
257 km or 159 mi	Raiganj	$298
257 km or 160 mi	Guwahati	$348
258 km or 160 mi	Biratnagar	$321
259 km or 161 mi	Dispur	$338
266 km or 166 mi	Balurghat	$297
280 km or 174 mi	Lhasa	$981
287 km or 178 mi	Purnia	$284
294 km or 183 mi	Bogra	$287
308 km or 191 mi	Shillong	$354
313 km or 195 mi	Malda	$297
313 km or 195 mi	Mymensingh	$282
350 km or 217 mi	Saharsa	$281
360 km or 224 mi	Bhagalpur	$257
362 km or 225 mi	Rajshahi	$274
364 km or 226 mi	Sylhet	$321
377 km or 234 mi	Janakpur	$293
401 km or 249 mi	Berhampore	$294
413 km or 257 mi	Narsingdi	$352
418 km or 260 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
421 km or 262 mi	Kathmandu	$427
424 km or 264 mi	Lalitpur	$350
426 km or 265 mi	Dhaka	$464
438 km or 272 mi	Agartala	$362
439 km or 273 mi	Narayanganj	$348
444 km or 276 mi	Muzaffarpur	$284
454 km or 282 mi	Hetauda	$293
468 km or 291 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
474 km or 295 mi	Birgunj	$328
482 km or 299 mi	Jessore	$300
486 km or 302 mi	Shantipur	$286
493 km or 306 mi	Patna	$320
495 km or 308 mi	Durgapur	$289
500 km or 311 mi	Asansol	$286
502 km or 312 mi	Kulti	$289