Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 18.8% more expensive than Brasilia.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Brasilia, you would:
pay 6.7% less for restaurants
|
Brasilia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$9.19
RUB958.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.10
R$35.37
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
R$6.61
|
$1.07
RUB111.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
R$4.43
|
$0.49
RUB50.61
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
|
Brasilia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
R$9.10
|
$0.62
RUB64.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.43
R$25.72
|
$4.41
RUB459.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
R$20.71
|
$3.57
RUB372.03
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
R$12.20
|
$1.52
RUB158.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.42
R$8.25
|
$1.99
RUB207.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
R$5.02
|
$0.68
RUB70.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$3.30
|
$0.67
RUB69.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
R$2.89
|
$0.72
RUB74.63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$4.04
|
$1.12
RUB117.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.95
|
$0.25
RUB25.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
R$3.10
|
$0.21
RUB21.82
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
Brasilia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
R$21.96
|
$2.22
RUB231.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$43.46
R$252.10
|
$28.58
RUB2,981.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,385.57
R$141,460.72
|
$30,621.85
RUB3,194,126.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.21
R$41.83
|
$5.82
RUB606.88
|
|
pay 82.1% more for housing
|
Brasilia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.32
R$112.05
|
$6.38
RUB665.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.74
R$2,092.66
|
$960.52
RUB100,190.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$223.88
R$1,298.70
|
$583.26
RUB60,839.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$51.47
R$298.58
|
$86.66
RUB9,039.35
|
|
pay 4.2% less for childcare
|
Brasilia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.58
R$2,677.65
|
$466.53
RUB48,663.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,525.09
R$66,857.03
|
$10,413.52
RUB1,086,221.24
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Brasilia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.74
R$10.10
|
$3.06
RUB319.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
R$10.14
|
$2.52
RUB263.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
R$12.13
|
$2.45
RUB255.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.80
R$138.06
|
$32.34
RUB3,373.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
R$40.42
|
$5.10
RUB532.35
|
|
pay 53.6% more for clothing
|
Brasilia
|
Moscow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.89
R$295.23
|
$81.16
RUB8,465.22
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.19
R$238.93
|
$42.31
RUB4,413.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.43
R$373.73
|
$108.95
RUB11,364.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$55.71
R$323.16
|
$101.97
RUB10,636.36
|
|
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