Cost of living comparison

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Chapeco vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Chapeco is 9.9% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants
pay 20.9% less in Chapeco
Groceries
pay 3.6% less in Chapeco
Transportation
pay 5.4% more in Chapeco
Housing
pay 3.6% more in Chapeco
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.9% less in Chapeco

The cost of transportation and housing in Chapeco are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Chapeco.

Chapeco vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

pay 20.9% less for restaurants

 
Moscow
Chapeco
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.93
RUB911.35
$5.59
R$30.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.97
RUB455.67
$5.59
R$30.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
RUB105.57
$0.75
R$4.06

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pay 3.6% less for groceries

 
Moscow
Chapeco
Bread
1 loaf
$0.85
RUB64.62
$1.12
R$6.08
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.27
RUB478.82
$4.19
R$22.81
Milk (1 gallon) $4.62
RUB352.84
$3.76
R$20.47

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pay 5.4% more for transportation

 
Moscow
Chapeco
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.84
RUB216.76
$4.27
R$23.21
Monthly public transit pass $36.64
RUB2,797.83
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,994.59
RUB2,825,171.82
$22,367.19
R$121,664.12

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pay 3.6% more for housing

 
Moscow
Chapeco
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$7.82
RUB596.90
$18.64
R$101.39
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,253.04
RUB95,691.30
$298.23
R$1,622.19
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $709.24
RUB54,162.93
$267.16
R$1,453.21

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Moscow
Chapeco
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $656.36
RUB50,124.02
??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,285.88
RUB1,090,971.99
??

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pay 33.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Moscow
Chapeco
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.18
RUB318.97
$1.49
R$8.11
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.16
RUB241.06
$1.86
R$10.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.98
RUB227.84
$2.42
R$13.18

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Moscow
Chapeco
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$76.06
RUB5,808.16
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$47.73
RUB3,645.38
??
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$122.95
RUB9,389.02
??

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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: December 2025
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