Moscow vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1244
$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1913
🏠 One person rent
$730
$320
🏘️ Family rent
$1434
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$312
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1546
$454
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
72
😀 Quality of life
74
56
🏙️ Population
13.1M
1.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 65% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 4359th and 6663rd ($1244 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Russia and Brazil, respectively. Check Russia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Porto Alegre ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 1187th and 5820th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.55
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.7
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.26
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.79
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$566
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2192
$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1092
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.7
$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.08
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.71%
11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7641
$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3605
$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.72
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.2
$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.31
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.65
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.67
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.06
$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.01
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.7
$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.5
$46
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12252
$7512

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$524
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$440
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$632
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$546
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$624
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$495
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$564
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$584
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$593
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$599
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$536
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$608
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$549
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$537
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$540
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$519
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$529
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$551
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$500
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$619
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$578
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$577
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$463
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$537
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$589
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$544
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$628
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$594
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$857
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$707
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$632
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$553
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$632
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$639
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$658
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$510
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$659
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$600
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$594
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$461