Cost of living comparison

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Nelson vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Nelson is 83.8% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 95.8% more in Nelson
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Nelson
Transportation: pay 83.5% more in Nelson
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Nelson
Childcare: pay 34.5% less in Nelson
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.0 times more in Nelson
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Nelson

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

Nelson vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 95.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Nelson
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$15.00 NZ$25.97	+25.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.94 NZ$15.48	+49.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.80 NZ$3.12	+30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$2.31 NZ$3.99	+277.3%
Average			+95.8%

Moscow vs. Nelson - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Moscow	Nelson
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+156.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.81 NZ$8.32	-23.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$8.06 NZ$13.94	+74.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$5.85 NZ$10.12	+247.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.49 NZ$6.04	+41.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.67 NZ$2.89	+106.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$1.05 NZ$1.81	+20.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.60 NZ$2.77	+77.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$2.97 NZ$5.13	+80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$1.44 NZ$2.49	+237.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$1.50 NZ$2.60	+344.4%
Average			+124.0%

Moscow vs. Nelson - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Nelson
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+115.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$28.85 NZ$49.93	-21.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$17,596.36 NZ$30,459.35	-52.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$22.50 NZ$38.95	+292.8%
Average			+83.5%

Moscow vs. Nelson - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Moscow	Nelson
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$47.60 NZ$82.39	+509.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$817.32 NZ$1,414.78	-34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$625.01 NZ$1,081.89	-11.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$135.71 NZ$234.91	+22.7%
Average			+121.2%

Moscow vs. Nelson - Cost of housing

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pay 34.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Nelson
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$461.54 NZ$798.93	-29.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$8,653.95 NZ$14,980.01	-39.4%
Average			-34.5%

Moscow vs. Nelson - Cost of childcare

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pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Nelson
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$7.21 NZ$12.48	+72.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.27 NZ$5.66	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$28.85 NZ$49.93	+866.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$46.54 NZ$80.56	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$10.67 NZ$18.48	+62.6%
Average			+202.0%

Moscow vs. Nelson - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Nelson
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$57.69 NZ$99.87	-24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$63.46 NZ$109.85	+32.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$125.48 NZ$217.21	+2.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$106.16 NZ$183.75	-32.3%
Average			-5.3%

Moscow vs. Nelson - 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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