Novosibirsk vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$302
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
49
46
😀 Quality of life
58
60
🏙️ Population
1.63M
1.47M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 3% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7138th and 6984th ($657 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 11th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 7th vs 3rd best cities to live in Russia, and 5709th vs 5379th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Yekaterinburg

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Novosibirsk Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$4747

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Distance City Cost of living
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$558
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$487
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$411
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$537
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$566
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$347
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$628
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$620
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$637
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$551
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$543
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$402
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$669
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$634
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$628
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$638
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$605
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$614
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$660
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$651
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$667
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$641
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$636
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$488
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$641
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$444
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$673
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$669
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$735
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$738
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$582
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$595
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$734
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$590
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$878
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632