Moscow vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1585	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3752	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$959	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1694	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$382	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$123	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1020	$794
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	28 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	96	96
😀 Quality of life	72	74
🏙️ Population	13.3M	11.5M

The cost of living in Moscow is 42% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3728th and 5003rd ($1585 vs $1115) 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 0.6 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 3206th and 2408th 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	$13.2	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$58.4	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.58	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.91	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.75	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.56	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$719	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2372	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1313	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.13	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.19%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10959	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4560	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.97	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.51	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.98	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.57	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.21	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.29	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.77	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.89	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.9	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.44	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$146	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$735	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17546	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719