Novosibirsk vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$935
$1163
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$2729
🏠 One person rent
$450
$633
🏘️ Family rent
$780
$1107
🍽️ Food expenses
$313
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.8
$53.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$889
$1033
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
48
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.47M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 20% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6043rd and 4849th ($935 vs $1163) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 4th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 40th vs 5th best cities to live in Russia, and 6891st vs 5361st 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
$7.84
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.2
$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.4
$6.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.14
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$503
$737
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$594
$877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.8
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.1
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.71%
21.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$2871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1768
$1871
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.52
$4.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.85
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.7
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$5.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.32
$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.02
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$3.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$4.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.19
$0.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.98
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.67
$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$26.1
$20.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.56
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$76
$91.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$141
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5680
$7933

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Distance City Cost of living
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$785
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$754
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$630
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$795
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$787
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$780
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$585
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$586
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$559
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$602
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$837
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$819
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$595
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$954
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$545
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$575
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$571
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$784
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$763
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$553
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$500
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$687
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$1024
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$713
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$572
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$568
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$608
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$614
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$712
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$579
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$547
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$564
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$702
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$550
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$876
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$954
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$952
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$952
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$757
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$786
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$780
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$791
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$1024
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$713
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$913
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$702
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$708
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$788
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$840
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$868
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$771
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$830
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$615
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$812
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$648
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$763
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$981
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$606
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$727
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$754
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$845
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$789
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$705
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$749
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$819
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$620
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$792
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$784
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$823
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$748
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$834
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$754