Novosibirsk vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Novosibirsk	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$935	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2255	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$450	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$780	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$313	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.8	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$889	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	48	17
😀 Quality of life	48	44
🏙️ Population	1.64M	7.01M

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 56% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 6043rd and 7983rd ($935 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 263rd in Russia and China, respectively. Check Russia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Novosibirsk ranked 40th best city to live in Russia vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 6891st and 7353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Zhumadian

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	Novosibirsk	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.84	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.2	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.4	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.26	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$503	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$335	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$918	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$594	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.8	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.1	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.71%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2907	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1768	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.5	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.52	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.7	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.09	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.71	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.4	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.19	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.67	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26.1	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.56	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$343	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5680	$8478

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Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance	City	Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi	Barnaul	$785
203 km or 126 mi	Kemerovo	$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

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513