Cost of living comparison

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

Santarem is 80.1% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 47.9% more in Santarem
Groceries
pay 56.5% more in Santarem
Transportation
pay 2.5 times more in Santarem
Housing
pay 3.2 times more in Santarem
Childcare
pay 81.8% more in Santarem
Entertainment and Sports
pay 17.9% more in Santarem
Clothing
pay 13.2% less in Santarem

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Santarem are more expensive than in Moscow. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Santarem.

Santarem vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 47.9% more for restaurants

 
Moscow
Santarem
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $9.19
RUB782.63
$12.86
€11.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.10
RUB434.79
$8.04
€7.36
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.07
RUB91.34
$1.18
€1.08

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pay 56.5% more for groceries

 
Moscow
Santarem
Bread
1 loaf
$0.62
RUB52.70
$0.43
€0.39
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.41
RUB375.33
$5.36
€4.91
Milk (1 gallon) $3.57
RUB303.85
$3.63
€3.33

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

 
Moscow
Santarem
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.22
RUB188.96
$6.75
€6.18
Monthly public transit pass $28.58
RUB2,434.85
$53.59
€49.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,621.85
RUB2,608,763.15
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pay 3.2 times more for housing

 
Moscow
Santarem
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$6.38
RUB543.39
$53.59
€49.09
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $960.52
RUB81,829.46
$589.47
€539.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $583.26
RUB49,689.84
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pay 81.8% more for childcare

 
Moscow
Santarem
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $466.53
RUB39,745.27
$407.27
€373.08
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,413.52
RUB887,157.60
$28,776.84
€26,360.88

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pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Santarem
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.06
RUB260.88
$2.14
€1.96
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.52
RUB215.06
$1.50
€1.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
RUB208.70
$5.47
€5.01

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pay 13.2% less for clothing

 
Moscow
Santarem
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.16
RUB6,913.86
$80.38
€73.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$42.31
RUB3,604.33
$36.17
€33.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$108.95
RUB9,281.98
$85.74
€78.54

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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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