Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 44.6% cheaper than Wellington.
- Restaurants
-
pay 54.3% less in Moscow
- Groceries
-
pay 54.5% less in Moscow
- Transportation
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pay 55.5% less in Moscow
- Housing
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pay 53.8% less in Moscow
- Childcare
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pay 32.1% less in Moscow
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 50.1% less in Moscow
- Clothing
-
pay 11.6% less in Moscow
Expenses including transportation, groceries, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Moscow.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.93
NZ$25.04
|
$9.19
RUB709.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
NZ$15.02
|
$5.10
RUB393.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
NZ$4.32
|
$1.07
RUB82.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
NZ$3.61
|
$0.49
RUB37.45
|
|
pay 54.5% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
NZ$3.29
|
$0.62
RUB47.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
NZ$6.96
|
$4.41
RUB340.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$3.57
RUB275.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
NZ$11.47
|
$1.52
RUB117.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
NZ$8.48
|
$1.99
RUB153.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
NZ$2.34
|
$0.68
RUB52.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.67
RUB51.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$0.72
RUB55.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$1.12
RUB86.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
NZ$1.70
|
$0.25
RUB19.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
NZ$1.41
|
$0.21
RUB16.15
|
|
pay 55.5% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.42
NZ$10.76
|
$2.22
RUB171.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$127.57
NZ$213.93
|
$28.58
RUB2,205.86
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,339.84
NZ$57,588.22
|
$30,621.85
RUB2,363,418.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.22
NZ$30.55
|
$5.82
RUB449.05
|
|
pay 53.8% less for housing
Wellington
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.27
NZ$91.01
|
$6.38
RUB492.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,487.35
NZ$2,494.29
|
$960.52
RUB74,133.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,335.17
NZ$2,239.10
|
$583.26
RUB45,016.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.11
NZ$224.90
|
$86.66
RUB6,688.45
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$871.44
NZ$1,461.41
|
$466.53
RUB36,007.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,649.75
NZ$21,213.75
|
$10,413.52
RUB803,723.55
|
|
pay 50.1% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.17
NZ$12.02
|
$3.06
RUB236.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.41
NZ$5.72
|
$2.52
RUB194.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.46
NZ$41.01
|
$2.45
RUB189.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.85
NZ$66.83
|
$32.34
RUB2,495.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.24
NZ$20.53
|
$5.10
RUB393.90
|
|
pay 11.6% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.78
NZ$127.08
|
$81.16
RUB6,263.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.09
NZ$92.39
|
$42.31
RUB3,265.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.44
NZ$200.31
|
$108.95
RUB8,409.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.60
NZ$217.33
|
$101.97
RUB7,870.12
|
|
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