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Sao Paulo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Sao Paulo is 0.4% cheaper than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% more in Sao Paulo
Groceries: pay 24.6% more in Sao Paulo
Transportation: pay 17.1% more in Sao Paulo
Housing: pay 5.2% more in Sao Paulo
Childcare: pay 8.1% less in Sao Paulo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in Sao Paulo
Clothing: pay 28.5% less in Sao Paulo

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

Sao Paulo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Paulo instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 5.3% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$7.83 R$42.57	-34.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$7.45 R$40.54	+24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.22 R$6.64	-11.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.87 R$4.73	+42.2%
Average			+5.3%

Moscow vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.6% more for groceries

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.91 R$10.39	+125.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.88 R$31.96	-6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$3.98 R$21.63	-13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.66 R$14.48	+58.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.09 R$11.35	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.28 R$6.99	+58.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.85 R$4.65	-1.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.74 R$4.05	-17.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$0.88 R$4.80	-46.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.66 R$3.60	+55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.59 R$3.20	+73.9%
Average			+24.6%

Moscow vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.1% more for transportation

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$4.28 R$23.30	+50.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$46.58 R$253.39	+27.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$22,360.53 R$121,627.85	-39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$7.45 R$40.54	+30.1%
Average			+17.1%

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pay 5.2% more for housing

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$20.82 R$113.24	+166.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$671.45 R$3,652.30	-46.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$417.23 R$2,269.46	-41.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$46.29 R$251.79	-58.1%
Average			+5.2%

Moscow vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of housing

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pay 8.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$484.48 R$2,635.27	-26.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$15,731.99 R$85,572.56	+10.1%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$2.24 R$12.16	-46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$2.13 R$11.57	-32.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$2.63 R$14.32	-11.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$31.73 R$172.57	-28.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$8.39 R$45.61	+27.8%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 28.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Sao Paulo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$54.85 R$298.37	-27.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$45.57 R$247.86	-4.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$87.31 R$474.90	-29.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$74.26 R$403.92	-52.6%
Average			-28.5%

Moscow vs. Sao Paulo - Cost of clothing

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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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