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:

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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	-2.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB451.41	$8.21 NZ$14.30	+60.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB94.83	$2.84 NZ$4.94	+164.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB42.92	$2.09 NZ$3.64	+330.8%
Average			+138.4%

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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	+420.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB389.68	$5.15 NZ$8.97	+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB315.46	$7.63 NZ$13.29	+113.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB134.38	$5.76 NZ$10.04	+279.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB175.60	$3.52 NZ$6.13	+77.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB59.89	$1.35 NZ$2.35	+99.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB59.02	$1.08 NZ$1.89	+62.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB63.28	$1.62 NZ$2.82	+126.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB99.36	$2.84 NZ$4.95	+153.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB22.04	$1.08 NZ$1.89	+334.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB18.50	$0.85 NZ$1.49	+307.9%
Average			+181.0%

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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	+206.3%
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	-61.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB514.61	$212.01 NZ$369.33	+3544.0%
Average			+1229.8%

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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	+1533.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB84,956.69	$155.28 NZ$270.49	-83.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB51,588.80	$155.28 NZ$270.49	-73.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB7,664.92	$79.92 NZ$139.22	-7.8%
Average			+342.2%

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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	-86.2%
Average			-86.2%

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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	+70.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB223.28	$3.83 NZ$6.68	+51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB216.68	$14.93 NZ$26.01	+509.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,860.31	$24.88 NZ$43.35	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB451.41	$6.87 NZ$11.96	+34.6%
Average			+128.7%

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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	-17.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,742.07	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB9,636.70	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB9,019.10	$73.46 NZ$127.96	-28.0%
Average			-22.8%

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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: February 2025

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