Novosibirsk vs Vilnius - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Vilnius
🚶 Cost of living one person	$884	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2142	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$421	$800
🏘️ Family rent	$738	$1319
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$848	$1925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	59
😀 Quality of life	61	84
🏙️ Population	1.64M	581K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 40% less expensive than in Vilnius. Cities ranked 6431st and 4193rd ($884 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st in Russia and Lithuania, respectively. Check Russia vs Lithuania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Vilnius. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Vilnius ranked 1st in Lithuania, while ranked 5802nd and 543rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Vilnius

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	Novosibirsk	Vilnius
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.89	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$39.3	$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.66	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.95	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$310	$575
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$886	$1394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$561	$949
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.8	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.44	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.6%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2533	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1532	$3555
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.78	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.01	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.88	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.21	$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.12	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.83	$9.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$82.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$99.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$639
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4901	$10967

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$828
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$772
206 km or 128 mi	Tomsk	$720
277 km or 172 mi	Prokopyevsk	$737
307 km or 191 mi	Novokuznetsk	$719
316 km or 197 mi	Biysk	$808
495 km or 308 mi	Pavlodar	$576
518 km or 322 mi	Aksu	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Semey	$553
566 km or 351 mi	Oskemen	$595
569 km or 354 mi	Abakan	$791
608 km or 378 mi	Omsk	$834
623 km or 387 mi	Ekibastuz	$570
635 km or 395 mi	Krasnoyarsk	$880
754 km or 469 mi	Nizhnevartovsk	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Temirtau	$530
876 km or 545 mi	Altay	$558
879 km or 546 mi	Petropavl	$564
880 km or 547 mi	Nur-Sultan	$732
882 km or 548 mi	Karaganda	$550
886 km or 550 mi	Surgut	$813
900 km or 559 mi	Kokshetau	$747
910 km or 565 mi	Tacheng	$537
1059 km or 658 mi	Karamay	$487
1064 km or 661 mi	Balkhash	$661
1100 km or 684 mi	Tyumen	$969
1112 km or 691 mi	Kurgan	$701
1129 km or 701 mi	Bole	$557
1160 km or 721 mi	Taldiqorgan	$738
1178 km or 732 mi	Bratsk	$543
1186 km or 737 mi	Wusu	$592
1189 km or 739 mi	Kuytun	$600
1214 km or 754 mi	Shihezi	$694
1241 km or 771 mi	Yining	$575
1263 km or 785 mi	Fukang	$531
1264 km or 785 mi	Changji	$547
1269 km or 789 mi	Kostanay	$690
1291 km or 802 mi	Urumqi	$532
1308 km or 813 mi	Kapchagay	$842
1318 km or 819 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$891

Cities near Vilnius

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Jonava	$890
86 km or 53 mi	Alytus	$907
90 km or 56 mi	Kaunas	$1279
93 km or 58 mi	Utena	$1003
125 km or 78 mi	Marijampole	$947
130 km or 81 mi	Panevezys	$1012
148 km or 92 mi	Grodno	$399
153 km or 95 mi	Daugavpils	$952
166 km or 103 mi	Suwalki	$1133
171 km or 107 mi	Minsk	$836
180 km or 112 mi	Baranavichy	$568
186 km or 116 mi	Siauliai	$1001
205 km or 127 mi	Jekabpils	$912
214 km or 133 mi	Elk	$1184
215 km or 133 mi	Barysaw	$628
223 km or 138 mi	Bialystok	$1214
240 km or 149 mi	Jelgava	$908
240 km or 149 mi	Rezekne	$853
241 km or 150 mi	Ogre	$1027
259 km or 161 mi	Mazeikiai	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Riga	$1248
269 km or 167 mi	Lomza	$1062
271 km or 168 mi	Jurmala	$1423
286 km or 178 mi	Klaipeda	$1106
290 km or 180 mi	Pinsk	$484
301 km or 187 mi	Ostroleka	$1188
307 km or 191 mi	Kaliningrad	$919
308 km or 192 mi	Brest	$589
310 km or 192 mi	Babruysk	$450
317 km or 197 mi	Vitebsk	$335
318 km or 197 mi	Valmiera	$944
327 km or 203 mi	Olsztyn	$1343
328 km or 204 mi	Biala Podlaska	$1109
336 km or 209 mi	Liepaja	$1060
339 km or 211 mi	Mogilev	$622
342 km or 212 mi	Siedlce	$1028
366 km or 228 mi	Ciechanow	$1262
379 km or 236 mi	Ventspils	$994
385 km or 239 mi	Elblag	$1068
390 km or 242 mi	Otwock	$1569