Brazil vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brazil Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1853
$1567
🏠 One person rent
$306
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$552
$546
🍽️ Food expenses
$247
$209
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$425
$607
💸 GDP per capita
$8918
$15345
😃 Human freedom index
6.86
6.01
❤️ Life expectancy
72.8
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
28
🌐 English speaking %
5.1%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
92
85
😀 Quality of life
39
44
🏙️ Population
203M
147M

The average cost of living in Brazil ($723) is 18% more expensive than in Russia ($615). Brazil ranked 127th vs 150th for Russia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brazil compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 125th and 104th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Brazil vs Russia

We calculate prices for Brazil and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 385 and 122 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Brazil Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.23
$5.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.77
$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.79
 Cappuccino
$1.85
$1.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$320
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$210
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$664
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$413
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83
$77.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$5.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.95%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1646
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1105
$1394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
$19.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.61
$5.45
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.35
$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.16
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.95
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$6.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$5.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.32
$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.78
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.48
$2.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.02
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.2
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.34
$3.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.16
$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.1
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$298
$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6778
$5452

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Cities Comparison in Brazil vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Brazil

City Cost of living Population
Sao Paulo
$1030
12.4M
Rio de Janeiro
$958
6.78M
Brasilia
$871
3.09M
Manaus
$801
2.26M
Belo Horizonte
$841
2.53M
Curitiba
$806
1.96M
Recife
$685
1.66M
Belem
$772
1.51M
Salvador
$822
2.9M
Fortaleza
$771
2.7M
Campinas
$751
1.21M
Porto Alegre
$848
1.49M
Santo Andre
$711
724K
Goiania
$768
1.56M
Guarulhos
$618
1.32M
Sao Luis
$770
1.12M
Sao Jose dos Campos
$736
737K
Maceio
$707
1.03M
Ribeirao Preto
$734
720K
Niteroi
$707
497K
Natal
$572
897K
Sao Bernardo do Campo
$735
850K
Cuiaba
$740
624K
Nova Iguacu
$674
825K
Joao Pessoa
$668
826K
Uberlandia
$642
707K
Serra
$628
537K
Joinville
$671
605K
Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$731
711K
Sorocaba
$658
695K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$934
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$747
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$628
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$608
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$589
1.25M
Kazan
$554
1.24M
Ufa
$494
1.12M
Rostov-on-Don
$602
1.14M
Chelyabinsk
$490
1.2M
Samara
$564
1.17M
Voronezh
$433
1.05M
Krasnoyarsk
$562
1.08M
Omsk
$507
1.17M
Krasnodar
$525
949K
Perm
$487
1.05M
Sevastopol
$584
522K
Tyumen
$592
745K
Saratov
$486
845K
Volgograd
$510
1M
Surgut
$635
396K
Balashikha
$646
468K
Vladivostok
$771
597K
Khabarovsk
$696
616K
Irkutsk
$538
624K
Kemerovo
$462
559K
Sochi
$687
412K
Izhevsk
$453
646K
Yaroslavl
$501
601K
Yakutsk
$712
312K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$400
534K