Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 32.1% cheaper than New Zealand overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 49.9% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 49.4% less in Moscow
- Transportation
-
pay 41.8% less in Moscow
- Housing
-
pay 31.4% less in Moscow
- Childcare
-
pay 13.1% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 46.4% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 7.0% more in Moscow
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and childcare are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of New Zealand, you would:
pay 49.9% less for restaurants
|
New Zealand
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.47
NZ$22.55
|
$9.19
RUB754.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.81
NZ$14.75
|
$5.10
RUB419.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.62
|
$1.07
RUB88.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
NZ$3.26
|
$0.49
RUB39.87
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
|
New Zealand
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
NZ$3.12
|
$0.62
RUB50.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
NZ$6.31
|
$4.41
RUB362.04
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.55
NZ$10.96
|
$3.57
RUB293.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.92
NZ$9.92
|
$1.52
RUB124.85
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.25
NZ$7.11
|
$1.99
RUB163.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.92
|
$0.68
RUB55.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
$0.67
RUB54.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
NZ$2.19
|
$0.72
RUB58.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.31
NZ$3.86
|
$1.12
RUB92.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
NZ$1.50
|
$0.25
RUB20.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
NZ$1.39
|
$0.21
RUB17.19
|
|
pay 41.8% less for transportation
|
New Zealand
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
NZ$10.48
|
$2.22
RUB182.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.15
NZ$115.76
|
$28.58
RUB2,348.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,735.85
NZ$41,408.26
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,516,329.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.90
NZ$29.97
|
$5.82
RUB478.10
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
New Zealand
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.16
NZ$85.64
|
$6.38
RUB524.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.66
NZ$1,686.85
|
$960.52
RUB78,930.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.64
NZ$1,355.35
|
$583.26
RUB47,929.23
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.68
NZ$153.47
|
$86.66
RUB7,121.19
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
|
New Zealand
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$611.89
NZ$1,024.31
|
$466.53
RUB38,337.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,661.07
NZ$17,846.82
|
$10,413.52
RUB855,723.89
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
New Zealand
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.10
NZ$10.21
|
$3.06
RUB251.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
NZ$5.53
|
$2.52
RUB207.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.88
NZ$38.30
|
$2.45
RUB201.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.53
NZ$64.50
|
$32.34
RUB2,657.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
NZ$18.28
|
$5.10
RUB419.39
|
|
pay 7.0% more for clothing
|
New Zealand
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.31
NZ$109.32
|
$81.16
RUB6,668.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
NZ$68.27
|
$42.31
RUB3,476.62
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.71
NZ$156.87
|
$108.95
RUB8,953.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.74
NZ$203.80
|
$101.97
RUB8,379.31
|
|
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