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Palmerston North vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Palmerston North is 62.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 96.6% more in Palmerston North
Groceries: pay 68.1% more in Palmerston North
Transportation: pay 99.5% more in Palmerston North
Housing: pay 99.5% more in Palmerston North
Childcare: pay 9.8% less in Palmerston North
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Palmerston North
Clothing: pay 27.6% less in Palmerston North

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

Palmerston North vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Palmerston North instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 96.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Palmerston North
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$14.42 NZ$24.97	+20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$9.91 NZ$17.16	+66.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$2.36 NZ$4.08	+70.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$2.01 NZ$3.48	+229.0%
Average			+96.6%

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pay 68.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Palmerston North
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.99 NZ$3.45	+135.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$3.89 NZ$6.74	-37.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$7.12 NZ$12.32	+54.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$5.13 NZ$8.88	+205.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.99 NZ$6.91	+62.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.07 NZ$1.86	+32.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.80 NZ$1.39	-7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.08 NZ$1.87	+19.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.48 NZ$2.55	-10.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.91 NZ$1.58	+114.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.95 NZ$1.65	+181.7%
Average			+68.1%

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pay 99.5% more for transportation

	Moscow	Palmerston North
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$6.11 NZ$10.57	+115.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$70.50 NZ$122.03	+92.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$22,211.80 NZ$38,448.69	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$18.92 NZ$32.76	+230.4%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 99.5% more for housing

	Moscow	Palmerston North
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$45.43 NZ$78.65	+481.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$807.70 NZ$1,398.13	-35.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$663.47 NZ$1,148.47	-6.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$64.71 NZ$112.00	-41.5%
Average			+99.5%

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pay 9.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Palmerston North
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$961.55 NZ$1,664.45	+46.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$4,843.04 NZ$8,383.31	-66.1%
Average			-9.8%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Palmerston North
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$6.44 NZ$11.14	+54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.32 NZ$5.74	+5.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$17.88 NZ$30.96	+499.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$22.69 NZ$39.28	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$8.65 NZ$14.98	+31.8%
Average			+108.3%

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pay 27.6% less for clothing

	Moscow	Palmerston North
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$66.35 NZ$114.85	-12.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$36.06 NZ$62.42	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$87.26 NZ$151.05	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$87.98 NZ$152.30	-43.9%
Average			-27.6%

Moscow vs. Palmerston North - 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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