Novosibirsk vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2335
🏠 One person rent	$316	$471
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$1016
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	49	43
😀 Quality of life	58	56
🏙️ Population	1.63M	1.4M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 23% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6907th and 6004th ($698 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Russia and Mongolia, respectively. Check Russia vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 5517th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Ulaanbaatar

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	Novosibirsk	Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$6410

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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 Ulaanbaatar

Distance	City	Cost of living
268 km or 167 mi	Bulgan	$879
437 km or 272 mi	Ulan-Ude	$616
520 km or 323 mi	Irkutsk	$770
559 km or 347 mi	Angarsk	$624
656 km or 408 mi	Chita	$651
794 km or 493 mi	Manzhouli	$612
798 km or 496 mi	Bayannur	$979
835 km or 519 mi	Xilinhot	$660
840 km or 522 mi	Baotou	$648
875 km or 544 mi	Hohhot	$563
914 km or 568 mi	Ulanqab	$620
917 km or 570 mi	Wuhai	$1339
934 km or 581 mi	Ordos	$651
954 km or 593 mi	Hulunbuir	$639
969 km or 602 mi	Fengzhen	$616
985 km or 612 mi	Bratsk	$470
992 km or 616 mi	Shizuishan	$781
1008 km or 626 mi	Datong	$703
1012 km or 629 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
1025 km or 637 mi	Yakeshi	$603
1028 km or 639 mi	Huairen	$624
1050 km or 652 mi	Shenmu	$588
1051 km or 653 mi	Yinchuan	$549
1051 km or 653 mi	Shuozhou	$600
1094 km or 680 mi	Lingwu	$566
1103 km or 685 mi	Qingtongxia	$563
1106 km or 687 mi	Wuzhong	$592
1113 km or 692 mi	Jinchang	$469
1124 km or 698 mi	Yuanping	$550
1126 km or 700 mi	Zhangye	$469
1131 km or 703 mi	Chifeng	$623
1131 km or 703 mi	Jiuquan	$458
1156 km or 718 mi	Xinzhou	$555
1164 km or 723 mi	Wuwei	$403
1165 km or 724 mi	Chengde	$711
1166 km or 724 mi	Ulanhot	$532
1166 km or 724 mi	Zhongwei	$586
1169 km or 726 mi	Beijing	$1016
1169 km or 727 mi	Yumen	$426
1176 km or 731 mi	Zalantun	$598