Cost of living comparison
Recife is 3.5% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Recife instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Moscow
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.92
RUB964.42
|
$4.39
R$25.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
RUB478.47
|
$7.80
R$44.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
RUB107.39
|
$0.86
R$4.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
RUB58.30
|
$0.53
R$3.05
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
|
Moscow
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.63
RUB61.44
|
$1.35
R$7.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.72
RUB458.51
|
$4.01
R$22.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
RUB351.79
|
$5.29
R$30.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.74
RUB169.28
|
$2.52
R$14.36
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.18
RUB212.32
|
$1.76
R$10.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
RUB61.89
|
$1.14
R$6.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
RUB66.66
|
$0.50
R$2.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
RUB77.10
|
$0.61
R$3.48
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
RUB151.39
|
$0.70
R$3.97
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
RUB18.47
|
$0.50
R$2.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
RUB19.73
|
$0.51
R$2.90
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
|
Moscow
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
RUB224.97
|
$4.00
R$22.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.87
RUB2,902.71
|
$38.99
R$222.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,820.00
RUB3,189,788.02
|
$23,395.46
R$133,529.60
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.69
RUB552.90
|
$5.85
R$33.38
|
|
pay 8.5% more for housing
|
Moscow
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.03
RUB585.75
|
$19.30
R$110.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$881.83
RUB85,705.42
|
$281.48
R$1,606.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.09
RUB51,713.95
|
$170.59
R$973.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.54
RUB8,799.82
|
$44.96
R$256.61
|
|
pay 14.8% more for childcare
|
Moscow
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$484.25
RUB47,064.36
|
$337.93
R$1,928.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,553.80
RUB1,122,918.58
|
$18,456.42
R$105,340.01
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Moscow
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
RUB318.98
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
RUB256.01
|
$1.64
R$9.35
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB244.55
|
$1.75
R$10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.93
RUB3,200.48
|
$21.58
R$123.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.47
RUB531.63
|
$6.82
R$38.95
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
|
Moscow
|
Recife
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.68
RUB9,591.20
|
$57.84
R$330.11
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.53
RUB4,521.79
|
$46.30
R$264.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.96
RUB11,464.63
|
$84.48
R$482.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.14
RUB11,093.56
|
$70.19
R$400.59
|
|
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