Novosibirsk vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Novosibirsk Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$649
$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1654
$8190
🏠 One person rent
$294
$2018
🏘️ Family rent
$574
$3505
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$880
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.2
$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$554
$6770
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
49
81
😀 Quality of life
58
98
🏙️ Population
1.63M
447K

The cost of living in Novosibirsk is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7298th and 41st ($649 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 3rd in Russia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Russia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Novosibirsk compared to 2 months in Zurich. Novosibirsk ranked 8th best city to live in Russia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5501st and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Novosibirsk Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.49
$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.3
$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$9.29
☕ Cappuccino
$1.98
$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$698
$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$438
$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.8
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.7
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.7
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.64%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1841
$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1077
$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.38
$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.4
$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.86
$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.58
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.03
$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.6
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.42
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.15
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.21
$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3
$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.1
$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.34
$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.1
$154
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.66
$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.1
$132
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80.5
$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$234
$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3795
$20539

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$619
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$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
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Altstetten
$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi Dubendorf
$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi Dietikon
$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi Horgen
$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi Uster
$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi Bulach
$3013
19 km or 12 mi Wettingen
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Wadenswil
$3145
19 km or 12 mi Winterthur
$3184
20 km or 13 mi Wetzikon
$3015
20 km or 13 mi Baden
$3206
20 km or 13 mi Baar
$3320
23 km or 15 mi Zug
$3627
28 km or 17 mi Rapperswil-Jona
$3011
33 km or 21 mi Frauenfeld
$2647
36 km or 22 mi Schaffhausen
$2629
37 km or 23 mi Waldshut-Tiengen
$1559
37 km or 23 mi Aarau
$2207
38 km or 24 mi Emmen
$3020
40 km or 25 mi Wil
$2492
40 km or 25 mi Lucerne
$3068
43 km or 27 mi Kriens
$2989
48 km or 30 mi Singen
$1636
51 km or 32 mi Radolfzell
$1710
56 km or 35 mi Kreuzlingen
$2782
57 km or 36 mi Konstanz
$1903
60 km or 37 mi Rheinfelden
$1551
63 km or 39 mi St. Gallen
$2618
63 km or 39 mi Uberlingen
$1771
64 km or 40 mi Donaueschingen
$1468
70 km or 44 mi Riehen
$3415
71 km or 44 mi Tuttlingen
$1434
71 km or 44 mi Lorrach
$1531
74 km or 46 mi Weil am Rhein
$1538
74 km or 46 mi Basel
$2741
76 km or 47 mi Villingen-Schwenningen
$1391
77 km or 48 mi Saint-Louis
$1399
77 km or 48 mi Friedrichshafen
$1759
77 km or 48 mi Schaan
$2483
78 km or 48 mi Allschwil
$2843