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Novosibirsk vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Novosibirsk is 5.3% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Novosibirsk
Groceries: pay 1.1% less in Novosibirsk
Transportation: pay 12.1% more in Novosibirsk
Housing: pay 9.4% less in Novosibirsk
Childcare: pay 67.0% less in Novosibirsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% more in Novosibirsk
Clothing: pay 0.2% more in Novosibirsk

The cost of restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing in Novosibirsk are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, housing, and groceries are lower in Novosibirsk. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Novosibirsk.

Novosibirsk vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Novosibirsk instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Novosibirsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$7.15 RUB545.83	+69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.69	$4.76 RUB363.89	-2.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.39	$1.37 RUB104.62	+185.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.17	$0.77 RUB58.48	+149.5%
Average			+100.5%

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pay 1.1% less for groceries

	Beijing	Novosibirsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥12.07	$0.57 RUB43.67	-66.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.80	$5.09 RUB388.73	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.96	$3.89 RUB297.30	-41.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.56	$1.73 RUB132.09	-2.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.83	$2.14 RUB163.47	+39.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.95	$0.89 RUB67.78	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.44	$0.80 RUB60.88	+3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.66	$0.87 RUB66.40	+8.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.26	$1.38 RUB105.07	+128.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.46	$0.33 RUB24.91	-6.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.92	$0.27 RUB20.80	-34.0%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 12.1% more for transportation

	Beijing	Novosibirsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.77	$2.61 RUB199.07	-38.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥223.02	$29.78 RUB2,274.30	-5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥128,857.25	$37,524.24 RUB2,865,619.08	+105.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.71	$3.99 RUB304.76	-13.7%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 9.4% less for housing

	Beijing	Novosibirsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥91.43	$8.16 RUB623.48	-36.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,612.19	$463.21 RUB35,374.13	-50.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,566.20	$302.77 RUB23,122.06	-40.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥277.61	$74.47 RUB5,686.98	+89.7%
Average			-9.4%

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pay 67.0% less for childcare

	Beijing	Novosibirsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥5,025.17	$332.36 RUB25,381.20	-53.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥164,328.40	$4,467.17 RUB341,145.13	-80.8%
Average			-67.0%

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pay 1.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Novosibirsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.93	$2.08 RUB159.20	+85.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.52	$2.85 RUB217.42	-1.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.74	$2.97 RUB226.98	-29.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥408.91	$51.82 RUB3,957.28	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥59.47	$5.36 RUB409.37	-36.3%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 0.2% more for clothing

	Beijing	Novosibirsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥440.46	$63.80 RUB4,872.06	+2.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥257.16	$35.74 RUB2,729.16	-1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥577.91	$104.83 RUB8,005.54	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥746.11	$75.73 RUB5,783.22	-28.2%
Average			+0.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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