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Porto Alegre vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Porto Alegre is 8.8% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 2.1% less in Porto Alegre
Groceries: pay 3.7% more in Porto Alegre
Transportation: pay 47.8% more in Porto Alegre
Housing: pay 3.6% less in Porto Alegre
Childcare: pay 49.3% less in Porto Alegre
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.3% less in Porto Alegre
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Porto Alegre

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

Porto Alegre vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Porto Alegre instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 2.1% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Porto Alegre
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB950.80	$6.56 R$35.57	-45.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB475.40	$6.56 R$35.57	+10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB110.14	$1.21 R$6.58	-12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.73	$0.85 R$4.60	+38.7%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 3.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Porto Alegre
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.42	$1.50 R$8.13	+77.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB499.56	$5.51 R$29.88	-12.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB368.11	$3.37 R$18.27	-27.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB134.05	$2.27 R$12.31	+35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB196.24	$2.11 R$11.46	-14.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.48	$0.97 R$5.25	+19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB69.32	$0.63 R$3.40	-28.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.85	$0.63 R$3.42	-30.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB130.64	$0.70 R$3.82	-57.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.01	$0.54 R$2.92	+26.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.98	$0.51 R$2.77	+50.7%
Average			+3.7%

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pay 47.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Porto Alegre
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB226.14	$4.23 R$22.94	+49.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,918.97	$67.51 R$365.88	+84.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,947,491.41	$26,255.09 R$142,286.82	-29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB456.39	$10.69 R$57.93	+86.6%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 3.6% less for housing

	Moscow	Porto Alegre
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB622.74	$21.48 R$116.40	+174.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,834.39	$317.11 R$1,718.53	-74.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,507.99	$293.03 R$1,588.02	-58.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,811.54	$48.69 R$263.90	-56.0%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 49.3% less for childcare

	Moscow	Porto Alegre
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,294.20	$320.69 R$1,737.93	-51.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,138,207.09	$7,501.45 R$40,653.38	-47.5%
Average			-49.3%

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pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Porto Alegre
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB332.78	$2.25 R$12.20	-46.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB251.50	$2.00 R$10.86	-36.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB237.70	$2.06 R$11.18	-30.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,551.75	$28.69 R$155.47	-35.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB522.94	$6.56 R$35.57
Average			-37.3%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Moscow	Porto Alegre
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,059.63	$50.01 R$271.02	-34.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,803.21	$64.03 R$347.01	+34.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,795.53	$92.04 R$498.79	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,492.50	$66.68 R$361.36	-57.5%
Average			-20.7%

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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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