Cost of living comparison

 Moscow, Russia
compared to
 Chaves, Portugal
Chaves vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Chaves is 33.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 22.3% more in Chaves
Groceries
pay 69.3% more in Chaves
Transportation
pay 62.5% more in Chaves
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Chaves
Childcare
pay 24.1% less in Chaves
Entertainment and Sports
pay 16.2% more in Chaves
Clothing
pay 17.3% less in Chaves

The cost of housing, groceries, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Chaves are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Chaves. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Chaves.

Chaves vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chaves instead of Moscow, you would:

pay 22.3% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Chaves
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB782.63
$7.50
€6.87
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB434.79
$7.50
€6.87
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB91.34
$1.61
€1.47

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pay 69.3% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Chaves
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB52.70
$1.63
€1.49
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB375.33
$5.49
€5.03
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB303.85
$3.96
€3.63

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pay 62.5% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Chaves
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB188.96
$6.71
€6.14
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,434.85
$26.79
€24.54
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,608,763.15
$30,947.16
€28,348.99

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Chaves
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB543.39
$41.40
€37.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB81,829.46
$321.53
€294.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB49,689.84
$214.35
€196.36

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pay 24.1% less for childcare

 
Moscow
Chaves
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB39,745.27
$434.17
€397.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB887,157.60
$6,109.05
€5,596.16

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pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Chaves
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB260.88
$2.14
€1.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB215.06
$1.61
€1.47
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB208.70
$5.89
€5.40

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pay 17.3% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Chaves
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB6,913.86
$119.68
€109.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,604.33
$21.44
€19.64
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB9,281.98
$64.31
€58.91

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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: March 2025
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