Cost of living comparison

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Russia vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 11.6% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants
pay 15.8% more in Russia
Groceries
pay 4.2% less in Russia
Transportation
pay 23.8% less in Russia
Housing
pay 32.9% more in Russia
Childcare
pay 23.9% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.2% more in Russia
Clothing
pay 40.4% more in Russia

The cost of clothing, housing, childcare, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Russia are more expensive than in Brazil. Expenses including transportation and groceries are lower in Russia.

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Russia vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Brazil, you would:

pay 15.8% more for restaurants

 
Brazil
Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.38
R$32.28
$10.83
RUB894.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.64
R$38.69
$6.39
RUB528.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.24
R$6.29
$1.16
RUB95.62
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pay 4.2% less for groceries

 
Brazil
Russia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.68
R$8.52
$0.77
RUB63.38
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.73
R$23.94
$5.51
RUB455.14
Milk (1 gallon) $4.09
R$20.72
$4.39
RUB362.53
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pay 23.8% less for transportation

 
Brazil
Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.74
R$23.98
$3.08
RUB254.77
Monthly public transit pass $45.86
R$232.15
$24.17
RUB1,997.57
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,586.89
R$119K
$32,081.81
RUB3M
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pay 32.9% more for housing

 
Brazil
Russia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $20.44
R$103.47
$8.47
RUB700.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $357.22
R$1,808.43
$496.53
RUB41,028.91
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $237.92
R$1,204.46
$335.29
RUB27,705.54
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pay 23.9% more for childcare

 
Brazil
Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $316.73
R$1,603.45
$402.75
RUB33,279.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,251.15
R$41,771.44
$9,958.40
RUB823K
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pay 14.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Brazil
Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
R$10.12
$2.06
RUB170.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.02
R$10.23
$2.73
RUB225.71
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.46
R$12.44
$2.85
RUB235.62
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pay 40.4% more for clothing

 
Brazil
Russia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $54.36
R$275.19
$83.60
RUB6,907.85
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $50.01
R$253.16
$55.20
RUB4,561.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $87.76
R$444.28
$125.97
RUB10,408.90
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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