Cost of living comparison

Moscow, Russia

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Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 9.3% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 5.2% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 30.1% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 47.8% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

The cost of transportation, housing, and groceries in Blumenau - Santa Catarina are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.2% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB721.67	$5.23 R$29.06	-43.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB400.93	$5.92 R$32.93	+16.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB84.22	$0.99 R$5.52	-7.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB38.12	$0.55 R$3.07	+13.7%
Average			-5.2%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Moscow	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB48.60	$1.08 R$5.99	+74.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB346.10	$3.34 R$18.58	-24.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB280.18	$3.00 R$16.68	-15.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB119.36	$1.64 R$9.10	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB155.96	$1.34 R$7.46	-32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB53.20	$0.84 R$4.69	+24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB52.42	$0.38 R$2.09	-43.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB56.21	$0.39 R$2.16	-45.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB88.25	$0.54 R$2.98	-52.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB19.58	$0.42 R$2.33	+67.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB16.43	$0.41 R$2.28	+95.7%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 30.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB174.25	$3.73 R$20.72	+68.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB2,245.20	$52.25 R$290.55	+82.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB2,405,570.18	$16,373.17 R$91,039.75	-46.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB457.06	$6.75 R$37.53	+16.0%
Average			+30.1%

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Moscow	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB501.07	$19.47 R$108.28	+205.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB75,455.88	$289.14 R$1,607.72	-69.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB45,819.56	$207.28 R$1,152.52	-64.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB6,807.74	$54.12 R$300.91	-37.6%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 47.8% less for childcare

	Moscow	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB36,649.57	$263.95 R$1,467.66	-43.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB818,058.12	$4,993.24 R$27,763.89	-52.1%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB240.56	$2.04 R$11.37	-33.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB198.31	$1.65 R$9.20	-34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB192.45	$1.83 R$10.17	-25.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB2,540.44	$20.47 R$113.80	-36.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB400.93	$5.57 R$30.99	+9.2%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB6,375.35	$41.42 R$230.31	-49.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB3,323.59	$39.42 R$219.21	-6.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB8,559.02	$73.90 R$410.92	-32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB8,010.49	$62.27 R$346.24	-38.9%
Average			-31.7%

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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: June 2025

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