Novosibirsk vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Novosibirsk	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$649	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1654	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$294	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$574	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.2	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$554	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	90
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	1.63M	13.9M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 9% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7298th and 6862nd ($649 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 81st in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5501st and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Tianjin

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	Novosibirsk	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.49	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.6	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.3	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.98	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$319	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$215	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$698	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$438	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.8	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.7	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$6.7	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.64%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1841	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1077	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.38	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.4	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.86	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.58	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.83	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.49	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.34	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.03	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.6	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.42	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.15	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.21	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.1	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.34	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.1	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.66	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$234	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3795	$16590

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$619
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$495
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$519
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$541
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$562
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$357
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$556
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$556
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$605
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$550
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$555
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$406
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$520
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$669
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$628
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$615
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$586
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$575
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$780
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$534
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$612
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$630
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$595
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$622
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$628
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$698
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$490
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$599
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$570
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$447
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$624
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$626
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$687
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$735
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$530
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$544
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$782
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$535
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$791
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$585

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618