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Moscow vs. Lower Hutt Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 20.6% cheaper than Lower Hutt.

Restaurants: pay 42.3% less in Moscow
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 17.2% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 32.2% less in Moscow
Childcare: pay 9.3% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.2% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Moscow

The cost of childcare and clothing in Moscow are more expensive than in Lower Hutt. Expenses including restaurants, groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Lower Hutt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Lower Hutt, you would:

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pay 42.3% less for restaurants

	Lower Hutt	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.15	$11.93 RUB927.45	-17.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.30 NZ$17.96	$5.97 RUB463.73	-42.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 NZ$3.92	$1.38 RUB107.44	-38.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.12 NZ$3.69	$0.61 RUB47.53	-71.1%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	Lower Hutt	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.45	$0.85 RUB65.76	-57.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$7.02	$6.27 RUB487.29	+55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.84	$4.62 RUB359.07	-31.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.81	$1.68 RUB130.76	-75.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.99 NZ$6.96	$2.46 RUB191.42	-38.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.24 NZ$2.17	$0.81 RUB62.89	-34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 NZ$1.60	$0.87 RUB67.62	-5.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.32	$0.90 RUB70.09	-32.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.04	$1.64 RUB127.43	-29.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NZ$1.60	$0.43 RUB33.17	-53.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 NZ$1.46	$0.34 RUB26.31	-59.6%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 17.2% less for transportation

	Lower Hutt	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.71	$2.84 RUB220.59	-53.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.85 NZ$50.31	$36.64 RUB2,847.28	+27.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,332.45	$36,994.59 RUB2,875,107.01	+18.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.38	$5.73 RUB445.18	-60.6%
Average			-17.2%

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pay 32.2% less for housing

	Lower Hutt	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$85.02	$7.82 RUB607.45	-84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,442.32 NZ$2,515.39	$1,253.04 RUB97,382.66	-13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,057.70 NZ$1,844.62	$709.24 RUB55,120.27	-32.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.73	$110.60 RUB8,595.15	+1.1%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 9.3% more for childcare

	Lower Hutt	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$692.32 NZ$1,207.39	$656.36 RUB51,009.96	-5.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,538.60 NZ$20,123.13	$14,285.88 RUB1,110,255.03	+23.8%
Average			+9.3%

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pay 32.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Lower Hutt	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.57	$4.18 RUB324.61	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 NZ$6.04	$3.16 RUB245.32	-8.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.62 NZ$34.21	$2.98 RUB231.86	-84.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.83 NZ$72.95	$44.58 RUB3,464.53	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.38 NZ$18.11	$6.56 RUB510.10	-36.8%
Average			-32.2%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Lower Hutt	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.87	$76.06 RUB5,910.82	+9.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.81 NZ$95.58	$47.73 RUB3,709.82	-12.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$197.60	$122.95 RUB9,554.97	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$255.02	$156.80 RUB12,185.71	+7.2%
Average			+3.1%

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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: December 2025

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