Bucharest vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2566
$1766
🏠 One person rent
$474
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$599
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$67.6
$48.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1247
$616
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
77
49
😀 Quality of life
79
58
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.63M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 42% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 5565th and 6907th ($988 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 26th in Romania and Russia, respectively. Check Romania vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Novosibirsk ranked 10th in Russia, while ranked 645th and 5517th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bucharest Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$6.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.25
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.9
$1.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.01
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$520
$348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$337
$231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$999
$695
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$658
$461
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.8
$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$83.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.28
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.1%
14.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3094
$1981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1793
$1172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.63
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$22.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.57
$3.22
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.52
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.05
$1.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.55
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$7.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.28
$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.84
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.38
$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.03
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.92
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$3.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$64.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11573
$4263

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Voluntari
$867
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$847
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$796
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$633
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$704
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$629
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$729
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$696
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$722
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$743
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$623
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$622
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$938
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$731
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$770
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$594
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$680
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$702
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$752
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$741
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$848
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$598
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$786
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$631
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$892
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$929
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1002
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$546
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$698
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$646
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$837
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$718
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$812
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$725
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$574
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$721
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$687
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$650
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$605
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$758

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$662
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$569
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$565
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$575
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$591
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$379
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$558
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$553
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$549
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$571
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$587
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$631
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$507
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$692
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$658
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$626
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$529
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$557
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$770
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$604
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$654
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$619
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$512
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$460
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$624
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$765
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$531
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$531
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$553
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$470
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$562
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$571
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$662
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$543
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$508
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$525
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$710
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$515
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$749
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$648