Cost of living comparison
Brasilia is 6.7% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Brasilia instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 14.7% more for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.19
RUB959.64
|
$6.97
R$42.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
RUB533.13
|
$6.10
R$36.84
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
RUB111.99
|
$1.14
R$6.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
RUB50.69
|
$0.76
R$4.61
|
|
pay 33.5% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
RUB64.62
|
$1.57
R$9.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
RUB460.22
|
$4.43
R$26.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.57
RUB372.57
|
$3.57
R$21.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
RUB158.71
|
$2.10
R$12.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.99
RUB207.39
|
$1.42
R$8.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
RUB70.74
|
$0.87
R$5.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
RUB69.71
|
$0.57
R$3.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
RUB74.74
|
$0.50
R$3.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
RUB117.35
|
$0.70
R$4.20
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
RUB26.03
|
$0.51
R$3.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB21.85
|
$0.54
R$3.23
|
|
pay 31.6% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.22
RUB231.70
|
$3.79
R$22.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.58
RUB2,985.54
|
$43.46
R$262.59
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,621.85
RUB3,198,789.76
|
$24,385.57
R$147,347.40
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RUB607.77
|
$7.21
R$43.57
|
|
pay 9.6% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.38
RUB666.29
|
$19.32
R$116.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$960.52
RUB100,336.92
|
$360.74
R$2,179.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$583.26
RUB60,928.24
|
$223.88
R$1,352.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.66
RUB9,052.54
|
$51.47
R$311.01
|
|
pay 4.8% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$466.53
RUB48,734.50
|
$461.58
R$2,789.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,413.52
RUB1,087,806.94
|
$11,525.09
R$69,639.19
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.06
RUB319.88
|
$1.74
R$10.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
RUB263.70
|
$1.75
R$10.57
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
RUB255.90
|
$2.09
R$12.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.34
RUB3,378.13
|
$23.80
R$143.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.10
RUB533.13
|
$6.97
R$42.10
|
|
pay 31.5% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Brasilia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.16
RUB8,477.57
|
$50.89
R$307.52
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.31
RUB4,419.53
|
$41.19
R$248.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.95
RUB11,381.29
|
$64.43
R$389.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.97
RUB10,651.89
|
$55.71
R$336.60
|
|
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