Moscow vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	72	66
🏙️ Population	13.3M	1.49M

The cost of living in Moscow is 109% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3277th and 6758th ($1678 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 0.5 months in Recife. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 2774th and 5007th 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	$11.9	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$11966

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Cities near Moscow

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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592