Moscow vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$2037
🏠 One person rent	$959	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$630
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$411
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	72	65
🏙️ Population	13.3M	1.49M

The cost of living in Moscow is 97% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3728th and 6735th ($1585 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Russia and Brazil, respectively. Check Russia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Moscow compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 3206th and 5331st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Recife

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	Moscow	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.2	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$1.75
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$13958

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$978
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$989
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$971
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$891
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$957
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$910
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$959
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$950
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$726
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$637
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$777
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$905
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$732
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$738
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$726
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$695
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$738
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$757
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$696
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$686
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$749
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$589
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$597
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$578
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$940
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$595
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$680
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$682
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$724
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$335
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$567
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$505
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$622
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$773
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$585
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$545
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$516
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$757
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$791

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$595
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$589
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$452
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$669
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$622
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$601
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$579
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$578
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$677
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$687
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$726
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$628
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$647
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$600
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$648
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$608
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$676
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$628
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$466
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$589
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$577
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$651
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$609
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$640
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$674
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$684
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$611
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$635
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$687
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$645
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$812
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$608
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$488
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$760
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$677
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$583