Cost of living comparison

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New Zealand vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

New Zealand is 74.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 89.1% more in New Zealand
Groceries: pay 71.2% more in New Zealand
Transportation: pay 98.9% more in New Zealand
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in New Zealand
Childcare: pay 4.5% less in New Zealand
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in New Zealand
Clothing: pay 20.6% less in New Zealand

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

New Zealand vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 89.1% more for restaurants

	Moscow	New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$14.45 NZ$25.01	+21.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$9.14 NZ$15.82	+53.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+52.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$2.02 NZ$3.49	+229.6%
Average			+89.1%

Moscow vs. New Zealand - Cost of restaurants

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pay 71.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	New Zealand
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.74 NZ$3.01	+105.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.88 NZ$6.72	-38.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.34 NZ$10.97	+37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$5.96 NZ$10.31	+254.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$4.01 NZ$6.93	+62.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.18 NZ$2.04	+45.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.29 NZ$2.24	+43.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$2.11 NZ$3.65	+28.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.85 NZ$1.47	+99.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.80 NZ$1.38	+135.4%
Average			+71.2%

Moscow vs. New Zealand - Cost of groceries

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pay 98.9% more for transportation

	Moscow	New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$6.08 NZ$10.52	+114.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$74.52 NZ$128.99	+103.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$24,777.66 NZ$42,890.20	-33.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$17.81 NZ$30.83	+210.9%
Average			+98.9%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Moscow	New Zealand
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$50.00 NZ$86.54	+539.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$978.36 NZ$1,693.54	-21.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$810.06 NZ$1,402.22	+14.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$95.66 NZ$165.59	-13.5%
Average			+129.6%

Moscow vs. New Zealand - Cost of housing

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pay 4.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$635.34 NZ$1,099.78	-3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$13,463.91 NZ$23,306.07	-5.8%
Average			-4.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$6.04 NZ$10.46	+44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.35 NZ$5.80	+6.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$23.12 NZ$40.03	+675.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$37.72 NZ$65.30	-15.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$10.72 NZ$18.56	+63.3%
Average			+154.8%

Moscow vs. New Zealand - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 20.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	New Zealand
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$65.22 NZ$112.90	-14.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$39.23 NZ$67.91	-17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$90.28 NZ$156.27	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$119.43 NZ$206.73	-23.8%
Average			-20.6%

Moscow vs. New Zealand - 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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