Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 2.9 times more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Russia, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Russia
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.85
RUB616.14
|
$13.17
NZ$21.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.21
RUB378.20
|
$8.60
NZ$13.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
RUB75.74
|
$2.13
NZ$3.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
RUB36.57
|
$1.99
NZ$3.23
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
|
Russia
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
RUB43.78
|
$1.87
NZ$3.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
RUB353.39
|
$4.07
NZ$6.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.21
RUB288.27
|
$6.91
NZ$11.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB109.16
|
$6.29
NZ$10.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
RUB154.92
|
$4.25
NZ$6.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.56
|
$1.17
NZ$1.91
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
RUB50.26
|
$1.06
NZ$1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RUB67.18
|
$1.37
NZ$2.23
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
RUB81.12
|
$2.55
NZ$4.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.79
|
$0.98
NZ$1.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB19.65
|
$0.89
NZ$1.45
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
|
Russia
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.21
RUB198.71
|
$6.39
NZ$10.38
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.07
RUB1,713.77
|
$64.20
NZ$104.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,869.86
RUB2,595,037.69
|
$23,268.60
NZ$37,822.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.42
RUB397.48
|
$18.67
NZ$30.35
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
|
Russia
|
New Zealand
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.26
RUB562.93
|
$51.53
NZ$83.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.16
RUB28,508.87
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,639.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.57
RUB19,556.55
|
$831.90
NZ$1,352.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.11
RUB6,122.64
|
$87.73
NZ$142.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Russia
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.06
RUB19,061.44
|
$644.78
NZ$1,048.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,562.55
RUB500,003.01
|
$10,893.97
NZ$17,708.01
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Russia
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
RUB134.66
|
$5.79
NZ$9.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
RUB154.36
|
$3.36
NZ$5.46
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
RUB197.13
|
$22.83
NZ$37.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
RUB2,607.25
|
$38.17
NZ$62.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.18
RUB375.72
|
$10.57
NZ$17.17
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
|
Russia
|
New Zealand
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.04
RUB5,217.12
|
$65.21
NZ$105.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.63
RUB3,292.86
|
$40.47
NZ$65.79
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.11
RUB7,020.88
|
$98.20
NZ$159.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.83
RUB7,085.82
|
$107.95
NZ$175.47
|
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