Brasilia vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$2666
🏠 One person rent	$332	$542
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$1116
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$1208
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	28	96
😀 Quality of life	56	73
🏙️ Population	3.09M	12.5M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 19% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6295th and 5167th ($826 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Brazil and Russia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5819th and 1608th 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	$6.36	$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$10868

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665

Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$658
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$732
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$656
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$587
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$653
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$525
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$629
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$597
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$490
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$573
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$526
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$597
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$488
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$496
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$497
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$612
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$488
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$466
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$423
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$437
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$401
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$427
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$596
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$455
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$462
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$420
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$299
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$694
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$446
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$419
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$472
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$414
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$542
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$406
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$425
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$439
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$517