Novosibirsk vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$657
$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1672
$8333
🏠 One person rent
$302
$1991
🏘️ Family rent
$592
$3524
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$899
🚐 Transport expenses
$52.6
$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$510
$6558
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
81
😀 Quality of life
58
97
🏙️ Population
1.63M
443K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7138th and 31st ($657 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 2nd in Russia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Russia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Novosibirsk ranked 7th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5709th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Novosibirsk Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.62
$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.83
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$8.65
☕ Cappuccino
$1.96
$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.79
$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$340
$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$717
$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$458
$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.3
$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.95%
2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1887
$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1186
$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.9
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.85
$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.47
$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.3
$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.33
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.49
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.61
$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.23
$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.97
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.37
$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.14
$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$145
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4125
$29266

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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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$2930
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3041
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3001
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3178
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$2949
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3128
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3083
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3444
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2436
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2354
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1533
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2142
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$2882
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2431
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$2925
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2838
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1660
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1806
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2649
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$2182
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1510
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2322
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1910
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1412
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3296
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1394
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1492
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1499
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2820
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1326
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1307
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1717
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2243
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2846