Novosibirsk vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1654
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$294
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$554
$601
😷 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 8% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7298th and 6924th ($649 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 16th in Russia.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Ranked 8th vs 7th best cities to live in Russia, and 5501st vs 5229th 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
$6.49
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.7
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1841
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.86
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.42
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$4718

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628