Moscow vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1021
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2666
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$542
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$1116
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$277
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.6
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1208
$504
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
73
57
🏙️ Population
12.5M
1.49M

The cost of living in Moscow is 22% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5167th and 6252nd ($1021 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 6th in Brazil, while ranked 1608th and 5813th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.33
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.85
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$697
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$416
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1545
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$883
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.9
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$94.8
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$6.03
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.78%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5342
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3004
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.6
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.45
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.7
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.49
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.45
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.05
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.4
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.72
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10868
$8095

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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

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368