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Viana do Castelo vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Viana do Castelo is 26.3% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% more in Viana do Castelo
Groceries: pay 20.9% more in Viana do Castelo
Transportation: pay 92.4% more in Viana do Castelo
Housing: pay 66.7% more in Viana do Castelo
Childcare: pay 25.1% less in Viana do Castelo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.1% more in Viana do Castelo
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Viana do Castelo

The cost of transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Viana do Castelo are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Viana do Castelo. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Viana do Castelo.

Viana do Castelo vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Viana do Castelo instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 46.8% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Viana do Castelo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$9.34 €8.02	-21.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$9.34 €8.02	+56.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.90 €1.63	+37.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$1.31 €1.13	+114.8%
Average			+46.8%

Moscow vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.9% more for groceries

	Moscow	Viana do Castelo
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.02 €0.88	+20.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$5.20 €4.46	-17.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$3.87 €3.32	-16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$2.90 €2.49	+72.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$3.71 €3.18	+50.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$0.94 €0.80	+15.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$0.64 €0.55	-26.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$0.77 €0.66	-14.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.05 €0.90	-36.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.61 €0.53	+43.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.80 €0.69	+137.3%
Average			+20.9%

Moscow vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of groceries

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pay 92.4% more for transportation

	Moscow	Viana do Castelo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$7.39 €6.35	+160.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$58.40 €50.15	+59.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$33,871.70 €29,089.39	-8.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$14.79 €12.70	+158.2%
Average			+92.4%

Moscow vs. Viana do Castelo - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.7% more for housing

	Moscow	Viana do Castelo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$36.11 €31.01	+362.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$738.75 €634.45	-41.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$607.35 €521.60	-14.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$66.64 €57.23	-39.7%
Average			+66.7%

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pay 25.1% less for childcare

	Moscow	Viana do Castelo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$467.20 €401.23	-28.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$11,212.70 €9,629.59	-21.5%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 10.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Viana do Castelo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$1.61 €1.38	-61.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$1.58 €1.35	-50.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$6.10 €5.24	+104.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$57.23 €49.15	+28.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$8.47 €7.27	+29.0%
Average			+10.1%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Moscow	Viana do Castelo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$74.46 €63.95	-2.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$34.75 €29.84	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$75.92 €65.20	-38.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$87.60 €75.23	-44.1%
Average			-27.9%

Moscow vs. Viana do Castelo - 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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