Cost of living comparison

Auckland, New Zealand

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Auckland Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 41.1% cheaper than Auckland.

Restaurants: pay 53.6% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 52.4% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 50.1% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 42.5% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 39.1% less in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.4% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 0.8% less in Moscow

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Auckland Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Auckland, you would:

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pay 53.6% less for restaurants

	Auckland	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.93 NZ$25.04	$9.19 RUB709.03	-38.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.56 NZ$16.02	$5.10 RUB393.90	-46.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 NZ$3.73	$1.07 RUB82.75	-51.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 NZ$3.62	$0.49 RUB37.45	-77.5%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 52.4% less for groceries

	Auckland	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 NZ$3.38	$0.62 RUB47.74	-69.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 NZ$7.17	$4.41 RUB340.04	+3.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.62 NZ$11.11	$3.57 RUB275.27	-46.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.78 NZ$11.37	$1.52 RUB117.26	-77.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.40 NZ$7.39	$1.99 RUB153.23	-54.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 NZ$2.17	$0.68 RUB52.26	-47.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NZ$1.67	$0.67 RUB51.50	-33.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.37 NZ$2.30	$0.72 RUB55.22	-47.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.41 NZ$4.04	$1.12 RUB86.70	-53.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 NZ$1.71	$0.25 RUB19.23	-75.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.37	$0.21 RUB16.15	-74.4%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 50.1% less for transportation

	Auckland	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 NZ$10.93	$2.22 RUB171.19	-66.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$128.40 NZ$215.33	$28.58 RUB2,205.86	-77.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,173.26 NZ$45,569.81	$30,621.85 RUB2,363,418.15	+12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.11 NZ$32.05	$5.82 RUB449.05	-69.6%
Average			-50.1%

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pay 42.5% less for housing

	Auckland	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.85 NZ$81.92	$6.38 RUB492.29	-86.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,260.04 NZ$2,113.09	$960.52 RUB74,133.69	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,101.04 NZ$1,846.45	$583.26 RUB45,016.68	-47.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$98.97 NZ$165.98	$86.66 RUB6,688.45	-12.4%
Average			-42.5%

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pay 39.1% less for childcare

	Auckland	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$924.23 NZ$1,549.95	$466.53 RUB36,007.37	-49.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,624.16 NZ$24,524.84	$10,413.52 RUB803,723.55	-28.8%
Average			-39.1%

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pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Auckland	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.17 NZ$12.02	$3.06 RUB236.34	-57.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 NZ$5.62	$2.52 RUB194.84	-24.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.89 NZ$40.06	$2.45 RUB189.07	-89.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.93 NZ$61.93	$32.34 RUB2,495.92	-12.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.74 NZ$23.04	$5.10 RUB393.90	-62.8%
Average			-49.4%

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pay 0.8% less for clothing

	Auckland	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$71.45 NZ$119.83	$81.16 RUB6,263.63	+13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.51 NZ$79.67	$42.31 RUB3,265.36	-10.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.82 NZ$165.72	$108.95 RUB8,409.04	+10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$121.65 NZ$204.02	$101.97 RUB7,870.12	-16.2%
Average			-0.8%

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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: June 2025

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