Moscow vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$2003
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$4295
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$1243
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$1875
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$3056
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	18
😀 Quality of life	72	84
🏙️ Population	13.3M	216K

The cost of living in Moscow is 16% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 3277th and 2013th ($1678 vs $2003) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Russia and New Zealand, respectively. Check Russia vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 1.5 months in Wellington. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 2774th and 485th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Wellington

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	Moscow	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$7.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$2.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$1062
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$1957
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	5.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$3790
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$7.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$5.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$81.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$13757

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$1084
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$1056
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$1077
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$1014
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$1055
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$1030
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$1066
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$791
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$691
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$775
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$974
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$821
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$781
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$705
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$786
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$804
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$730
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$732
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$800
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$629
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$635
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$604
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$1051
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$626
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$694
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$685
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$766
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$355
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$611
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$539
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$669
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$834
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$614
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$589
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$518
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$746
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$749

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1869
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1803
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1751
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1709
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1440
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1395
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1469
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1400
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1503
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1261
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1653
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1705
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1475
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1259
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1424
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1647
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1660
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1800
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1530
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1553
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1752
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2100
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1745
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1567
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1507
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1239
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2232
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1282
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2354
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1995
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2481
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1911
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2040
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1709
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2364
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1844