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Dunedin vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Dunedin is 74.6% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Dunedin
Groceries: pay 86.7% more in Dunedin
Transportation: pay 79.5% more in Dunedin
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Dunedin
Childcare: pay 14.7% less in Dunedin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Dunedin
Clothing: pay 21.4% less in Dunedin

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

Dunedin vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Dunedin instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Moscow	Dunedin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$14.42 NZ$24.85	+20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$11.54 NZ$19.88	+93.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$2.02 NZ$3.48	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$2.12 NZ$3.64	+245.9%
Average			+101.6%

Moscow vs. Dunedin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 86.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Dunedin
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.94 NZ$3.34	+128.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$4.12 NZ$7.10	-34.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$7.20 NZ$12.40	+55.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$5.84 NZ$10.06	+247.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$4.78 NZ$8.23	+93.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$1.31 NZ$2.25	+61.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.99 NZ$1.71	+14.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$1.46 NZ$2.52	+61.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$2.29 NZ$3.94	+39.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.86 NZ$1.49	+102.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.96 NZ$1.65	+183.1%
Average			+86.7%

Moscow vs. Dunedin - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Dunedin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$6.12 NZ$10.55	+115.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$69.23 NZ$119.28	+89.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$19,038.68 NZ$32,802.72	-48.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$15.00 NZ$25.84	+161.9%
Average			+79.5%

Moscow vs. Dunedin - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	Dunedin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$52.04 NZ$89.66	+565.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$852.70 NZ$1,469.16	-31.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$738.47 NZ$1,272.35	+4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$74.34 NZ$128.08	-32.8%
Average			+126.3%

Moscow vs. Dunedin - Cost of housing

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pay 14.7% less for childcare

	Moscow	Dunedin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$559.62 NZ$964.20	-14.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	??
Average			-14.7%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Dunedin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$6.92 NZ$11.93	+65.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$3.21 NZ$5.53	+1.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$23.08 NZ$39.76	+673.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$53.37 NZ$91.95	+19.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$10.53 NZ$18.14	+60.4%
Average			+164.2%

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pay 21.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Dunedin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$67.79 NZ$116.80	-10.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$33.65 NZ$57.98	-29.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$90.87 NZ$156.56	-26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$126.92 NZ$218.68	-19.1%
Average			-21.4%

Moscow vs. Dunedin - Cost of clothing

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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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