Cost of living comparison
Russia is 2.0% cheaper than Blumenau - Santa Catarina.
If you lived in Russia instead of Blumenau - Santa Catarina, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Russia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.46
R$27.87
|
$6.85
RUB623.71
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.53
R$33.34
|
$4.21
RUB382.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$0.84
RUB76.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
R$3.11
|
$0.41
RUB37.02
|
|
pay 4.2% less for groceries
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
R$6.16
|
$0.49
RUB44.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.66
R$23.79
|
$3.93
RUB357.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
R$19.00
|
$3.21
RUB291.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.81
R$9.24
|
$1.21
RUB110.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
R$7.55
|
$1.72
RUB156.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
R$4.23
|
$0.56
RUB51.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.96
|
$0.56
RUB50.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.42
R$2.14
|
$0.75
RUB68.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
R$3.10
|
$0.90
RUB82.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
R$1.96
|
$0.22
RUB20.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
R$1.81
|
$0.22
RUB19.89
|
|
pay 20.5% less for transportation
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
R$21.04
|
$2.21
RUB201.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.49
R$298.56
|
$19.07
RUB1,734.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,936.52
R$91,558.76
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,626,920.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.24
R$31.85
|
$4.42
RUB402.36
|
|
pay 7.6% less for housing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.40
R$109.22
|
$6.26
RUB569.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$307.07
R$1,567.45
|
$317.16
RUB28,859.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.39
R$1,206.68
|
$217.57
RUB19,796.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.00
R$239.90
|
$68.11
RUB6,197.86
|
|
pay 22.8% more for childcare
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$243.70
R$1,244.00
|
$212.06
RUB19,295.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,509.32
R$17,913.67
|
$5,562.55
RUB506,146.13
|
|
pay 6.5% less for entertainment and sports
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
R$9.95
|
$1.50
RUB136.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
R$9.45
|
$1.72
RUB156.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.05
R$10.45
|
$2.19
RUB199.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.39
R$119.42
|
$29.01
RUB2,639.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.24
R$31.85
|
$4.18
RUB380.34
|
|
pay 18.3% more for clothing
Blumenau - Santa Catarina
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.33
R$221.18
|
$58.04
RUB5,281.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.18
R$148.95
|
$36.63
RUB3,333.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.42
R$425.84
|
$78.11
RUB7,107.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.54
R$334.54
|
$78.83
RUB7,172.88
|
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