Moscow vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Moscow Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1075
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2731
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$612
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1215
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$272
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$92.9
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1262
$552
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
27 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
74
40
🏙️ Population
13M
1.49M

The cost of living in Moscow is 39% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 5091st and 6539th ($1075 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Recife. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 1280th and 6967th 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
$8.34
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.3
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.62
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$842
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$456
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1827
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$918
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.71
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.17%
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6312
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3303
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$7.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.59
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.52
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.41
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.18
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.93
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.73
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.9
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.07
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.3
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.1
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$495
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11652
$18289

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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 Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$587
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$532
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$413
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$551
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$542
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$495
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$535
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$589
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$610
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$630
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$557
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$553
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$597
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$530
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$614
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$602
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$670
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$523
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$640
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$545
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$567
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$599
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$573
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$570
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$595
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$606
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$591
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$717
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$412
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$414
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$664
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$580
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502