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New Plymouth vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 68.0% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 80.2% more in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 51.1% more in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 2.1 times more in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 78.3% more in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 61.5% more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 38.2% less in New Plymouth

The cost of entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, housing, childcare, and groceries in New Plymouth are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in New Plymouth.

New Plymouth vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 80.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$12.40 NZ$21.47	+3.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+214.4%
Average			+80.2%

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pay 51.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.27 NZ$2.19	+49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$5.42 NZ$9.38	+17.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+231.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.40 NZ$5.89	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.92 NZ$1.59	+13.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.87 NZ$1.51	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.21 NZ$2.10	+34.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+74.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.71 NZ$1.22	+65.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.65 NZ$1.13	+92.9%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

	Moscow	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+115.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-37.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+252.5%
Average			+110.0%

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pay 78.3% more for housing

	Moscow	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+398.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	-9.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$75.96 NZ$131.48	-31.3%
Average			+78.3%

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pay 61.5% more for childcare

	Moscow	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+61.5%
Average			+61.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$5.05 NZ$8.74	+20.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.51 NZ$6.08	+11.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+576.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$43.27 NZ$74.90	-2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$10.53 NZ$18.23	+60.4%
Average			+133.3%

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pay 38.2% less for clothing

	Moscow	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$59.14 NZ$102.36	-22.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-43.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$63.46 NZ$109.85	-59.5%
Average			-38.2%

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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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