Climate
Chelyabinsk logs 18 hot days a year to Novosibirsk's 4 — Novosibirsk wins by 14. Novosibirsk also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 1.
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Cost of Living
Novosibirsk averages $1,322/mo for balanced living; Chelyabinsk has no cost baseline yet.
Novosibirsk
$1,322monthly · balanced
Mobility
Novosibirsk scores 2.2 on mobility (0–5 scale); Chelyabinsk has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Novosibirsk's culture score of 1.5 sits well above Chelyabinsk's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Novosibirsk scores 3.2 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Chelyabinsk has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Novosibirsk scores 2.2 on safety (0–5 scale); Chelyabinsk has no safety baseline.
Career
Novosibirsk scores 3.1 on career (0–5 scale); Chelyabinsk has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Novosibirsk scores 2.0 on social & community (0–5 scale); Chelyabinsk has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Novosibirsk scores 2.4 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Chelyabinsk has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Novosibirsk scores 2.5 on family (0–5 scale); Chelyabinsk has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Novosibirsk scores 1.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Chelyabinsk has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Chelyabinsk averages 13.1 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Novosibirsk's 17.5 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Chelyabinsk breathes ~25% cleaner air (4.3 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Chelyabinsk (809K) and Novosibirsk (1.3M) are 1.7x in population — Novosibirsk is the larger metro, Chelyabinsk the smaller.
Novosibirsk is roughly 1.4x the scale of Chelyabinsk
Combined population & area comparison
NovosibirskChelyabinskCity Scale Rankings
Novosibirsk1.3M1.7xChelyabinsk809K1xNovosibirsk281 km²1.2xChelyabinsk228 km²1xChelyabinsk
Novosibirsk
Who Thrives Here
Chelyabinsk favours the clean air seeker, while Novosibirsk suits the budget-conscious.
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