Novosibirsk vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Novosibirsk Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$421
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
48
48
😀 Quality of life
61
63
🏙️ Population
1.64M
1.47M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 16% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6431st and 5278th ($884 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 5th 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 11th vs 6th best cities to live in Russia, and 5802nd vs 5513th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Novosibirsk vs Yekaterinburg

Prices for goods and services in Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Novosibirsk Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$7937

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Yekaterinburg

Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688