Novosibirsk vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Novosibirsk	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1766	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$599	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$257	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$48.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$616	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	49	78
😀 Quality of life	58	92
🏙️ Population	1.63M	662K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 72% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6907th and 819th ($698 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in Russia and Canada, respectively. Check Russia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Novosibirsk ranked 10th best city to live in Russia vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5517th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Vancouver

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	Novosibirsk	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.83	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.1	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.59	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.15	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$348	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$231	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$695	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$54.2	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.9	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.48	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.37%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1981	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.4	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.8	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.22	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.64	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.68	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.54	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.1	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.54	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.78	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.3	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$278	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4263	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759