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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 3.5% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 9.2% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 24.9% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 19.1% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 32.3% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.7% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 22.4% less in Sao Jose dos Campos

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, and housing in Sao Jose dos Campos are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 9.2% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.19 RUB1,014.46	$4.35 R$26.92	-52.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 RUB563.59	$6.10 R$37.69	+19.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 RUB118.39	$1.24 R$7.65	+15.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 RUB53.58	$0.75 R$4.63	+54.4%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 24.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$0.62 RUB68.31	$1.24 R$7.65	+99.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 RUB486.52	$4.00 R$24.72	-9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 RUB393.86	$3.71 R$22.94	+4.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.52 RUB167.78	$1.99 R$12.29	+30.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.99 RUB219.24	$1.49 R$9.23	-24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 RUB74.78	$0.81 R$5.01	+19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RUB73.69	$0.67 R$4.17	+1.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 RUB79.01	$0.46 R$2.87	-35.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.12 RUB124.05	$0.66 R$4.09	-41.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 RUB27.52	$0.54 R$3.35	+117.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 RUB23.10	$0.44 R$2.73	+110.9%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 19.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.22 RUB244.94	$3.49 R$21.58	+57.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 RUB3,156.11	$24.82 R$153.45	-13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,621.85 RUB3,381,543.78	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-28.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RUB642.49	$9.37 R$57.93	+61.1%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Moscow	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$6.38 RUB704.36	$19.08 R$117.96	+199.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$960.52 RUB106,069.39	$338.41 R$2,092.13	-64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$583.26 RUB64,409.21	$249.66 R$1,543.46	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$86.66 RUB9,569.74	$29.69 R$183.54	-65.7%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 32.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$466.53 RUB51,518.81	$316.02 R$1,953.68	-32.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,413.52 RUB1,149,955.78	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	-32.3%
Average			-32.3%

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pay 25.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.06 RUB338.15	$1.74 R$10.77	-43.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.52 RUB278.77	$1.60 R$9.86	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 RUB270.52	$2.09 R$12.92	-14.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.34 RUB3,571.13	$20.66 R$127.74	-36.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.10 RUB563.59	$5.23 R$32.30	+2.4%
Average			-25.7%

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pay 22.4% less for clothing

	Moscow	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.16 RUB8,961.92	$58.03 R$358.76	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.31 RUB4,672.02	$45.00 R$278.18	+6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 RUB12,031.53	$75.09 R$464.25	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.97 RUB11,260.45	$64.70 R$399.97	-36.6%
Average			-22.4%

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