Brasilia vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brasilia	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$928	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2464	$3752
🏠 One person rent	$415	$959
🏘️ Family rent	$714	$1694
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$570	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	28	96
😀 Quality of life	62	72
🏙️ Population	3M	13.3M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 41% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6162nd and 3728th ($928 vs $1585) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Moscow. Brasilia ranked 16th best city to live in Brazil vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5658th and 3206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Moscow

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	Brasilia	Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.88	$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.1	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.86	$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.14	$4.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.33	$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$488	$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$899	$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$533	$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.3	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.8	$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.71%	22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2606	$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.2	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.62	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.63	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.48	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.66	$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.46	$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.08	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.5	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.13	$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.9	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.56	$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.3	$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$617	$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17134	$17546

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$758
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$567
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$724
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$839
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$730
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$709
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$693
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$673
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$633
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$710
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$630
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$664
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$642
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$586
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$588
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$620
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$668
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$661
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$615
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$642
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$637
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$590
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$640
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$598
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$685
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$684
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$609
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$653
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$602
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$662
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$626
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$654
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$760
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$708
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$629
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$675

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791