Moscow vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$612
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$447
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
96
73
😀 Quality of life
74
55
🏙️ Population
13M
1.33M

The cost of living in Moscow is 35% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 5091st and 6457th ($1075 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 12th in Brazil, while ranked 1280th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Moscow Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.34
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$8117

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Cities near Moscow

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541

Cities near Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373