Moscow vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1678
$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4001
$2191
🏠 One person rent
$1006
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1773
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$403
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1104
$507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
28 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
75
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
13.3M
1.39M

The cost of living in Moscow is 90% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 3277th and 6346th ($1678 vs $885) 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 0.7 months in Moscow compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Porto Alegre ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 2774th and 5036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Porto Alegre

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Moscow Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.9
$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.57
$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.38
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$4.23
$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.73
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1440
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2602
$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.22
$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.51%
11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11458
$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4987
$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.4
$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.54
$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.14
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.48
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.45
$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.8
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.04
$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.1
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.59
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.9
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$149
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$788
$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20160
$9470

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$696
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$622
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$742
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$609
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$679
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$670
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$694
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$683
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$599
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$736
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$646
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$592
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$617
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$608
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$619
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$636
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$538
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$719
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$680
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$671
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$508
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$524
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$596
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$686
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$597
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$741
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$685
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$1035
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$751
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$758
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$571
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$781
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$753
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$583
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$812
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$801
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$669
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$500