Moscow vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1678	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4001	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$1006	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$1773	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$403	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1104	$843
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	72	75
🏙️ Population	13.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Moscow is 49% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3277th and 4918th ($1678 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Moscow ranked 1st best city to live in Russia vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 2774th and 1670th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Moscow vs Sao Paulo

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	Moscow	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.9	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.57	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.38	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.23	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1440	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2602	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1335	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.22	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.51%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11458	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4987	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.4	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.54	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.07	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.45	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.04	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.1	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.59	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.9	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$149	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$788	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20160	$15990

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720