Novosibirsk vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$316	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$2407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	49	70
😀 Quality of life	58	73
🏙️ Population	1.63M	518K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 31% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6907th and 5444th ($698 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 511th in Russia and Japan, respectively. Check Russia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 5517th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Utsunomiya

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	Novosibirsk	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$15244

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059