Novosibirsk vs Tirana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Tirana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2462
🏠 One person rent	$316	$464
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$807
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$698
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	58	67
🏙️ Population	1.63M	418K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 31% less expensive than in Tirana. Cities ranked 6907th and 5400th ($698 vs $1015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Russia and Albania, respectively. Check Russia vs Albania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.7 months in Tirana. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Tirana ranked 1st in Albania, while ranked 5517th and 3525th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Tirana

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	Novosibirsk	Tirana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$45.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1004
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$605
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$68.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	5.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$3096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$3.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$6.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$4.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$8.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$30.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$5391

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$662
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$569
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$565
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$575
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$591
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$379
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$558
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$553
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$549
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$571
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$587
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$692
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$658
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$626
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$529
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$557
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$770
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$604
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$654
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$619
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$512
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$460
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$624
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$765
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$531
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$531
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$470
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$562
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$571
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$662
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$543
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$508
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$525
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$710
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$515
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$749
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648

Cities near Tirana

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Kamez	$935
30 km or 19 mi	Durres	$772
33 km or 20 mi	Elbasan	$639
70 km or 44 mi	Berat	$749
72 km or 45 mi	Fier	$614
83 km or 52 mi	Ulcinj	$965
85 km or 53 mi	Ohrid	$636
86 km or 54 mi	Shkoder	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Vlore	$746
104 km or 65 mi	Bar	$972
112 km or 70 mi	Korce	$765
122 km or 76 mi	Tetovo	$682
131 km or 81 mi	Bitola	$635
132 km or 82 mi	Podgorica	$975
133 km or 83 mi	Budva	$1117
140 km or 87 mi	Cetinje	$816
141 km or 88 mi	Plav	$1030
145 km or 90 mi	Prilep	$537
150 km or 93 mi	Kotor	$1150
152 km or 95 mi	Skopje	$772
162 km or 100 mi	Sarande	$987
168 km or 105 mi	Veles	$545
169 km or 105 mi	Berane	$1070
175 km or 109 mi	Brindisi	$1164
176 km or 110 mi	Lecce	$1182
181 km or 112 mi	Ptolemaida	$1042
181 km or 113 mi	Kumanovo	$588
182 km or 113 mi	Mojkovac	$1070
183 km or 114 mi	Kavadarci	$556
186 km or 115 mi	Pristina	$595
190 km or 118 mi	Corfu	$1056
192 km or 119 mi	Cavtat	$1187
193 km or 120 mi	Mitrovica	$463
199 km or 124 mi	Ostuni	$1199
201 km or 125 mi	Kozani	$943
202 km or 126 mi	Stip	$561
203 km or 126 mi	Dubrovnik	$1227
205 km or 127 mi	Ioannina	$930
210 km or 131 mi	Novi Pazar	$662
219 km or 136 mi	Veria	$1027