Cost of living comparison
Russia is 4.3% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Russia instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.16
|
$7.74
RUB716.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$31.88
|
$4.69
RUB433.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.17
|
$0.85
RUB78.39
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.18
|
$0.41
RUB37.91
|
|
pay 7.3% less for groceries
Brazil
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.03
|
$0.54
RUB49.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.47
|
$4.40
RUB407.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.29
|
$3.48
RUB321.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.74
|
$1.27
RUB117.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.19
|
$1.79
RUB165.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.75
|
$0.62
RUB56.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.49
|
$0.56
RUB51.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.22
|
$0.66
RUB61.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.54
|
$1.03
RUB95.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.39
|
$0.30
RUB27.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.25
RUB23.41
|
|
pay 25.8% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.79
|
$2.37
RUB219.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$220.68
|
$19.36
RUB1,790.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$100,712.71
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,888,952.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.02
|
$3.41
RUB315.25
|
|
pay 5.0% less for housing
Brazil
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.02
|
$6.56
RUB607.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,429.58
|
$310.33
RUB28,710.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$923.90
|
$214.38
RUB19,833.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$296.99
|
$69.84
RUB6,461.71
|
|
pay 15.8% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,274.10
|
$220.41
RUB20,391.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,492.40
|
$4,693.93
RUB434,258.65
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.21
|
$1.55
RUB143.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$7.98
|
$1.73
RUB160.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.74
|
$2.23
RUB206.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$117.38
|
$31.55
RUB2,919.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.41
|
$4.06
RUB375.74
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Brazil
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$218.64
|
$62.85
RUB5,814.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$207.15
|
$39.44
RUB3,649.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$358.16
|
$79.13
RUB7,320.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$278.69
|
$85.30
RUB7,891.74
|
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