Novosibirsk vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2142
$9038
🏠 One person rent
$421
$2349
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$4207
🍽️ Food expenses
$302
$934
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.5
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$6864
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
48
82
😀 Quality of life
61
96
🏙️ Population
1.64M
449K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6431st and 13th ($884 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 3rd in Russia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Russia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Novosibirsk compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Novosibirsk ranked 11th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 5802nd and 9th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Novosibirsk vs Zurich

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Novosibirsk Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.89
$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.3
$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.95
$9.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.95
$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$886
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$561
$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.8
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.44
$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.6%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2533
$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1532
$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.9
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.78
$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.21
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.12
$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.9
$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57
$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.83
$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.4
$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.2
$146
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$362
$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4901
$24322

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$828
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3281
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3328
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3414
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3305
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3310
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3360
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3556
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$4151
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2731
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2740
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1711
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2546
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3367
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2721
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3380
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$3331
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1740
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1794
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$3046
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1872
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1726
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2978
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1550
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3677
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1604
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1721
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1731
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$3080
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1393
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1498
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1966
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2543
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$3171