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Brazil

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Cities tracked
31
Local currency
R$
96
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Living here, beyond cost

Visa-free for
173 passports
Official policy
Safety index
33 / 100
Numbeo 2025
Median fixed internet
140 Mbps
30 Mbps mobile
Top income tax
27.5%
VAT 17% · Corp 34%
Brazil

About Brazil

Costs exclude rent
Single / month
$467
R$2,337.17
Family of 4 / mo
$1,170
R$5,850.2
Internet
164.44Mbps
Interest rate
10.75%
Inflation
4.42%
Population
216M

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is also the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh-largest by population, with over 213 million people. Brazil is a federation composed of 26 states and a Federal District, which hosts the capital, Brasília. Its most populous city is São Paulo, followed by Rio de Janeiro. Brazil has the most Portuguese speakers in the world and is the only country in the Americas where Portuguese is an official language.

Data aggregated from public cost-of-living sources. See About for methodology.Wikipedia · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)· Updated May 22, 2026

Most affordable cities

Most expensive cities

All cities

Balneario Camboriu, Brazil
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USD $541.77 / mo · single, excl. rent
Belem, Brazil
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USD $487.06 / mo · single, excl. rent
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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USD $459 / mo · single, excl. rent
Blumenau Santa Catarina, Brazil
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USD $424.91 / mo · single, excl. rent
Blumenau Santa Catarina, Brazil
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/ mo · single, excl. rent
Brasilia, Brazil
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USD $544.29 / mo · single, excl. rent
Cabo Frio, Brazil
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USD $530.74 / mo · single, excl. rent
Campinas, Brazil
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USD $521.6 / mo · single, excl. rent
Campo Grande, Brazil
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USD $439.15 / mo · single, excl. rent
Carapicuiba (Carapicuíba), Brazil
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USD $425.34 / mo · single, excl. rent
Curitiba, Brazil
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USD $477.43 / mo · single, excl. rent
Florianopolis, Brazil
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USD $501.09 / mo · single, excl. rent
Fortaleza, Brazil
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USD $417.84 / mo · single, excl. rent
Itapetininga, Brazil
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USD $426.79 / mo · single, excl. rent
Joao Pessoa, Brazil
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USD $446.52 / mo · single, excl. rent
Joinville, Brazil
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USD $466.9 / mo · single, excl. rent
Jundiai, Brazil
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USD $582.34 / mo · single, excl. rent
Lages, Brazil
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USD $365.57 / mo · single, excl. rent
Natal, Brazil
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USD $434.04 / mo · single, excl. rent
Niteroi, Brazil
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USD $457.47 / mo · single, excl. rent
Osasco, Brazil
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USD $414.07 / mo · single, excl. rent
Paulinia, Brazil
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USD $476.51 / mo · single, excl. rent
Ponta Grossa, Brazil
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USD $502.92 / mo · single, excl. rent
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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USD $490.04 / mo · single, excl. rent
Recife, Brazil
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USD $463.6 / mo · single, excl. rent
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
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USD $557.56 / mo · single, excl. rent
Sao Carlos, Brazil
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USD $447.98 / mo · single, excl. rent
Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil
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USD $443.29 / mo · single, excl. rent
Sao Paulo, Brazil
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USD $544.36 / mo · single, excl. rent
Vila Velha, Brazil
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USD $480.91 / mo · single, excl. rent
Vitoria, Brazil
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USD $562.01 / mo · single, excl. rent
Showing: Single person. Family figures marked “~” are estimated from single-person data (×2.7).

Food & drink

Cost breakdown

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Fashion

  • Midrange Nike Running Shoesest.USD $475.43
  • Summer Dress from Chain Stores (e.g., Zara, H&M)est.USD $271.28
  • Classic Jeans (e.g., Levi's 501)est.USD $293.36
  • Men's Dress Shoesest.USD $368.61

Financial

  • Mortgage Interest Rate (20-Year Fixed)roughUSD $1.67
  • Average Monthly Salary After Taxest.USD $2,689

Food - Beverages

  • Cappuccinoest.USD $9.89
  • Local Draft Beer (Pint)est.USD $10.43
  • Imported Beer (Small Bottle)est.USD $19.58
  • Soft Drinks (350 ml Bottle)est.USD $6.64
  • Bottled Water (350 ml)est.USD $4.13

Food - Dining

  • Casual Dining Experienceest.USD $34.61
  • Upscale Dinner for Twoest.USD $182.75
  • Fast Food Comboest.USD $39.15

Food - Grocery

  • Chicken Fillets (1 kg)est.USD $25.33
  • Beef Round (1 kg)est.USD $54.24
  • Apples (1 kg)est.USD $9.84
  • Bananas (1 kg)est.USD $6.85
  • Oranges (1 kg)est.USD $6.11
  • Tomatoes (1 kg)est.USD $11.03
  • Potatoes (1 kg)est.USD $6.71
  • Onions (1 kg)est.USD $6.11
  • Lettuce (1 Head)est.USD $4.47
  • Bottled Water (1.5L)est.USD $4.2
  • Midrange Bottle of Wineest.USD $52.22
  • Marlboro (20-Pack)est.USD $15.65

Housing

  • Average Rent of 3-Bedroom Apartment in City Centerest.USD $3,894
  • Average Rent of 3-Bedroom Apartment Outside City Centerest.USD $2,727
  • Average Cost per Square Foot for Apartments in City Centerest.USD $1,101
  • Average Cost per Square Foot for Apartments Outside City Centerest.USD $715.14
  • Average Rent of 1-Bedroom Apartment in City Centerest.USD $2,051
  • Average Rent of 1-Bedroom Apartment Outside City Centerest.USD $1,303

Leisure

  • Monthly Fee for Fitness Club Membership (1 Adult)est.USD $144.75
  • Monthly Fee for Private Kindergarten (1 Child)est.USD $1,869
  • Tennis Court Rental (1 Hour, Weekend)est.USD $154.64
  • Cinema Ticket (International Release)est.USD $42.74
  • Yearly Cost for International Primary School (1 Child)est.USD $39,120

Transportation

  • 1 Hour Taxi Waitest.USD $45.65
  • Average Price of a New Sedan Carest.USD $172,585
  • One-Way Local Transport Fareest.USD $6.03
  • Average Rate to Start a Taxi Rideest.USD $7.72
  • Average Monthly Cost of Public Transport Passest.USD $283.26
  • Average Taxi Fare for 1 kmest.USD $8.4
  • Average Price of a New Compact Hatchback Carest.USD $130,532

Utilities (Monthly)

  • Internet Service (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited)est.USD $136.62
  • Average Monthly Cost for Essential Utilities in a 915 sq. ft. Apartmentest.USD $486.6
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How we calculate these numbers

When local data is missing (e.g. salary for a smaller city), we estimate from peer cities in the same country using a median ratio.

Full methodology, assumptions, and formulas live on our About page.