Moscow vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Moscow	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1438	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3409	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$864	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1523	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$881	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	27 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	96	54
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	13.3M	1.49M

The cost of living in Moscow is 93% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4141st and 6884th ($1438 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 0.6 months in Recife. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 2664th and 5911th 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	$12.3	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.18	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.35	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.47	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1183	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$660	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2170	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1176	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.08	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	24.47%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9466	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4008	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.62	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.87	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.7	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.53	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.5	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.09	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.18	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.05	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.4	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.34	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.3	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.45	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$78.3	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$127	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$688	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15272	$16281

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Cities near Moscow

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Khimki	$914
19 km or 12 mi	Krasnogorsk	$915
19 km or 12 mi	Lyubertsy	$917
19 km or 12 mi	Mytishchi	$800
21 km or 13 mi	Balashikha	$898
22 km or 14 mi	Korolyov	$831
37 km or 23 mi	Podolsk	$876
52 km or 32 mi	Elektrostal	$863
96 km or 60 mi	Obninsk	$671
161 km or 100 mi	Kaluga	$582
161 km or 100 mi	Tver	$727
173 km or 107 mi	Tula	$837
179 km or 111 mi	Vladimir	$650
184 km or 114 mi	Ryazan	$692
248 km or 154 mi	Yaroslavl	$672
250 km or 155 mi	Ivanovo	$615
266 km or 165 mi	Rybinsk	$678
301 km or 187 mi	Kostroma	$765
326 km or 202 mi	Oryol	$660
349 km or 217 mi	Bryansk	$629
366 km or 228 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$697
369 km or 229 mi	Smolensk	$547
372 km or 231 mi	Lipetsk	$570
376 km or 234 mi	Cherepovets	$543
402 km or 250 mi	Nizhny Novgorod	$882
408 km or 254 mi	Vologda	$544
419 km or 260 mi	Tambov	$672
457 km or 284 mi	Kursk	$649
466 km or 290 mi	Voronezh	$707
474 km or 294 mi	Vitebsk	$293
491 km or 305 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
495 km or 308 mi	Starooskolsky	$537
496 km or 308 mi	Stary Oskol	$485
509 km or 316 mi	Mogilev	$545
513 km or 319 mi	Saransk	$719
555 km or 345 mi	Penza	$537
568 km or 353 mi	Gomel	$475
571 km or 355 mi	Sumy	$496
577 km or 359 mi	Belgorod	$718
601 km or 373 mi	Cheboksary	$772

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544