Cost of living comparison
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
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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.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Auckland, you would:
pay 53.6% less for restaurants
Auckland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$24.84
|
$9.19
RUB717.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.56
NZ$15.90
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
NZ$3.70
|
$1.07
RUB83.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.59
|
$0.49
RUB37.87
|
|
pay 52.4% less for groceries
Auckland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
NZ$3.35
|
$0.62
RUB48.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
NZ$7.11
|
$4.41
RUB343.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.62
NZ$11.02
|
$3.57
RUB278.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.78
NZ$11.28
|
$1.52
RUB118.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.40
NZ$7.33
|
$1.99
RUB154.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
NZ$2.15
|
$0.68
RUB52.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
NZ$1.66
|
$0.67
RUB52.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
NZ$2.28
|
$0.72
RUB55.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
NZ$4.01
|
$1.12
RUB87.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
NZ$1.69
|
$0.25
RUB19.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
NZ$1.36
|
$0.21
RUB16.33
|
|
pay 50.1% less for transportation
Auckland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
NZ$10.84
|
$2.22
RUB173.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$128.40
NZ$213.65
|
$28.58
RUB2,230.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,173.26
NZ$45,213.43
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,390,235.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.11
NZ$31.80
|
$5.82
RUB454.14
|
|
pay 42.5% less for housing
Auckland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.85
NZ$81.28
|
$6.38
RUB497.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,260.04
NZ$2,096.57
|
$960.52
RUB74,974.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,101.04
NZ$1,832.01
|
$583.26
RUB45,527.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.97
NZ$164.68
|
$86.66
RUB6,764.34
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
Auckland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$924.23
NZ$1,537.82
|
$466.53
RUB36,415.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,624.16
NZ$24,333.05
|
$10,413.52
RUB812,843.25
|
|
pay 49.4% less for entertainment and sports
Auckland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$11.92
|
$3.06
RUB239.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.35
NZ$5.58
|
$2.52
RUB197.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.89
NZ$39.75
|
$2.45
RUB191.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.93
NZ$61.44
|
$32.34
RUB2,524.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.74
NZ$22.86
|
$5.10
RUB398.37
|
|
pay 0.8% less for clothing
Auckland
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.45
NZ$118.89
|
$81.16
RUB6,334.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.51
NZ$79.04
|
$42.31
RUB3,302.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.82
NZ$164.43
|
$108.95
RUB8,504.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.65
NZ$202.42
|
$101.97
RUB7,959.42
|
|
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