Cost of living comparison

 Moscow, Russia
compared to
 Cook Islands
Cook Islands vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Cook Islands is 3.7 times more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 2.4 times more in Cook Islands
Groceries
pay 2.8 times more in Cook Islands
Transportation
pay 13.3 times more in Cook Islands
Housing
pay 4.4 times more in Cook Islands
Childcare
pay 86.2% less in Cook Islands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.3 times more in Cook Islands
Clothing
pay 22.8% less in Cook Islands

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

Cook Islands vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cook Islands instead of Moscow, you would:

pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Cook Islands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB812.54
$8.96
NZ$15.61
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB451.41
$8.21
NZ$14.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB94.83
$2.84
NZ$4.94

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

 
Moscow
Cook Islands
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB54.71
$3.22
NZ$5.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB389.68
$5.15
NZ$8.97
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB315.46
$7.63
NZ$13.29

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pay 13.3 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Cook Islands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB196.19
$6.79
NZ$11.83
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,527.90
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,708,460.62
$11,944.29
NZ$20,807.06

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pay 4.4 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Cook Islands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB564.16
$104.21
NZ$181.54
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB84,956.69
$155.28
NZ$270.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB51,588.80
$155.28
NZ$270.49

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Cook Islands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB41,264.19
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB921,061.55
$1,433.32
NZ$2,496.85

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Cook Islands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB270.85
$5.23
NZ$9.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB223.28
$3.83
NZ$6.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB216.68
$14.93
NZ$26.01

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pay 22.8% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Cook Islands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB7,178.08
$66.89
NZ$116.52
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,742.07
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB9,636.70
??

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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: February 2025
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