Cost of living comparison

Blumenau - Santa Catarina, Brazil

compared to

Moscow, Russia

Moscow vs. Blumenau - Santa Catarina Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 45.1% more expensive than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 19.2% more in Moscow
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Moscow
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 92.7% more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Moscow
Clothing: pay 53.6% more in Moscow

The cost of housing, childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Moscow are more expensive than in Blumenau - Santa Catarina. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Moscow.

Moscow vs. Blumenau - Santa Catarina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:

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pay 14.5% more for restaurants

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 R$30.09	$9.19 RUB776.36	+75.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 R$34.11	$5.10 RUB431.31	-13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.99 R$5.72	$1.07 RUB90.60	+8.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 R$3.18	$0.49 RUB41.01	-12.0%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 19.2% more for groceries

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.08 R$6.21	$0.62 RUB52.28	-42.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.34 R$19.25	$4.41 RUB372.33	+31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.00 R$17.28	$3.57 RUB301.41	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 R$9.43	$1.52 RUB128.40	-7.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 R$7.73	$1.99 RUB167.78	+48.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 R$4.86	$0.68 RUB57.23	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 R$2.16	$0.67 RUB56.39	+77.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 R$2.24	$0.72 RUB60.46	+84.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$3.08	$1.12 RUB94.94	+109.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 R$2.41	$0.25 RUB21.06	-40.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 R$2.36	$0.21 RUB17.68	-48.9%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.73 R$21.46	$2.22 RUB187.45	-40.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.25 R$300.95	$28.58 RUB2,415.34	-45.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,373.17 R$94,296.37	$30,621.85 RUB2,587,868.08	+87.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.75 R$38.87	$5.82 RUB491.69	-13.8%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.47 R$112.15	$6.38 RUB539.04	-67.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.14 R$1,665.23	$960.52 RUB81,174.05	+232.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$207.28 R$1,193.75	$583.26 RUB49,291.84	+181.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.12 R$311.68	$86.66 RUB7,323.64	+60.1%
Average			+101.6%

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pay 92.7% more for childcare

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$263.95 R$1,520.16	$466.53 RUB39,426.93	+76.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,993.24 R$28,757.05	$10,413.52 RUB880,051.85	+108.6%
Average			+92.7%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 R$11.77	$3.06 RUB258.79	+49.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 R$9.53	$2.52 RUB213.34	+52.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.83 R$10.53	$2.45 RUB207.03	+33.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.47 R$117.87	$32.34 RUB2,732.95	+58.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.57 R$32.10	$5.10 RUB431.31	-8.4%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 53.6% more for clothing

	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.42 R$238.55	$81.16 RUB6,858.48	+95.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.42 R$227.05	$42.31 RUB3,575.46	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.90 R$425.62	$108.95 RUB9,207.63	+47.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.27 R$358.63	$101.97 RUB8,617.53	+63.8%
Average			+53.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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