Cost of Living in Brazil - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Brazil
Address: BR

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $512 (excluding rent), and $785 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,238 (excluding rent), and $1,756 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.51 R$28.53

$3.67 R$19.02

$9.19 R$47.60

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$28.61 R$148

$17.88 R$92.6

$53.7 R$278

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.36 R$32.93

$5.45 R$28.22

$7.28 R$37.68

Cappuccino

$1.75 R$9.08

$0.91 R$4.70

$2.90 R$15.03

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.08 R$5.59

$0.71 R$3.66

$1.59 R$8.23

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.71 R$3.67

$0.46 R$2.39

$1.11 R$5.75

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.81 R$9.38

$0.91 R$4.69

$3.26 R$16.89

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.62 R$13.57

$1.75 R$9.05

$4.37 R$22.61

Milk (1 liter)

$1.00 R$5.20

$0.74 R$3.82

$1.29 R$6.69

White Bread (500g)

$1.49 R$7.72

$0.89 R$4.60

$2.66 R$13.80

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.17 R$6.04

$0.75 R$3.88

$1.75 R$9.06

Eggs

$2.02 R$10.46

$1.10 R$5.71

$3.16 R$16.38

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.60 R$44.57

$5.45 R$28.21

$16.35 R$84.7

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.69 R$19.14

$2.32 R$12.04

$5.21 R$27.01

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.26 R$37.62

$5.31 R$27.53

$10.64 R$55.1

Apples (1kg)

$2.07 R$10.74

$0.89 R$4.63

$3.04 R$15.73

Banana (1kg)

$1.32 R$6.84

$0.73 R$3.79

$2.38 R$12.31

Oranges (1kg)

$1.17 R$6.08

$0.55 R$2.83

$2.55 R$13.21

Tomato (1kg)

$1.43 R$7.39

$0.70 R$3.65

$2.11 R$10.94

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 R$5.85

$0.62 R$3.21

$1.77 R$9.16

Onion (1kg)

$1.10 R$5.70

$0.55 R$2.85

$1.83 R$9.50

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.76 R$3.91

$0.37 R$1.93

$1.30 R$6.75

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 R$3.61

$0.45 R$2.32

$1.12 R$5.82

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.18 R$11.28

$1.81 R$9.40

$3.63 R$18.80

Wine (Bottle)

$7.57 R$39.21

$3.79 R$19.63

$12.31 R$63.8

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.22 R$6.29

$0.73 R$3.78

$2.17 R$11.23

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.18 R$11.27

$1.07 R$5.56

$3.58 R$18.53

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.92 R$4.78

$0.83 R$4.31

$1.29 R$6.70

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$40.58 R$210

$24.92 R$129

$62.3 R$323

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 R$5.44

$0.87 R$4.53

$1.75 R$9.06

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.85 R$4.40

$0.50 R$2.61

$1.69 R$8.74

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.10 R$36.77

$3.54 R$18.36

$10.64 R$55.1

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.09 R$5.67

$0.96 R$4.98

$1.22 R$6.31

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$21.7K R$112.7K

$16.3K R$84.5K

$27.2K R$140.8K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$27.6K R$143.2K

$26.3K R$136.1K

$30.6K R$158.4K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$67.8 R$351

$44.33 R$230

$142 R$735

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$14.09 R$73.0

$7.32 R$37.91

$22.31 R$116

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.35 R$100

$16.27 R$84.3

$27.42 R$142

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.09 R$120

$16.10 R$83.4

$36.18 R$187

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$22.63 R$117

$12.62 R$65.4

$36.07 R$187

Cinema Ticket

$6.24 R$32.31

$4.46 R$23.08

$8.92 R$46.21

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$285 R$1,475

$143 R$743

$543 R$2,813

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,467 R$38.7K

$3,286 R$17.0K

$18.3K R$94.6K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.77 R$258

$21.94 R$114

$82.3 R$426

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$42.22 R$219

$21.41 R$111

$71.4 R$370

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$76.3 R$395

$45.05 R$233

$117 R$607

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.5 R$319

$32.01 R$166

$97.8 R$507

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$334 R$1,732

$218 R$1,127

$671 R$3,475

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$228 R$1,181

$144 R$748

$407 R$2,109

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$645 R$3,339

$415 R$2,150

$1,290 R$6,683

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$455 R$2,359

$274 R$1,418

$821 R$4,255

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,871 R$9,693

$1,114 R$5,770

$2,965 R$15.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,220 R$6,321

$759 R$3,932

$2,098 R$10.9K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$516 R$2,672

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.16

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: March 2, 2026

By City in Brazil

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Abaetetuba	158188	39	$462	$767	$1,194	$1,689	81.04	95.8
2	Alfenas	78970	33	$477	$672	$1,097	$1,741	69.54	87.79
3	Americana	237240	39	$582	$774	$1,249	$1,664	227.22	292.98
4	Anapolis	398869	37	$404	$740	$1,012	$1,649	65.25	268.7
5	Andradina	59783	39	$553	$776	$1,290	$1,686	63.98	184.81
6	Angra dos Reis	167434	42	$471	$834	$1,227	$1,762	120.78	164.66
7	Aracaju	602757	32	$468	$630	$1,113	$1,372	86.28	264.48
8	Aracatuba	200124	39	$449	$767	$1,093	$1,669	48.43	223.28
9	Arapiraca	234696	40	$516	$778	$1,156	$1,692	98.88	171.88
10	Araraquara	242228	31	$492	$605	$1,037	$1,417	148.49	262.3
11	Araras	130866	42	$609	$833	$1,235	$1,781	3.86	232.83
12	Araxa	111691	39	$567	$793	$1,392	$1,726	77.23	189.79
13	Armacao dos Buzios	40006	40	$444	$807	$1,304	$1,648	165.34	239
14	Assis	101409	39	$507	$779	$1,208	$1,672	32.59	263.34
15	Atibaia	158647	38	$461	$748	$1,190	$1,944	132.75	209.02
16	Avaré	92805	37	$412	$738	$1,229	$1,679	50.03	201.49
17	Bagé	117938	39	$526	$777	$1,235	$1,719	16.87	273.88
18	Balneario Camboriu	139155	42	$542	$831	$1,155	$1,813	81.58	318.18
19	Barbacena	125317	35	$484	$701	$1,088	$1,440	134.06	228.77
20	Barra do Garças	69210	39	$446	$783	$1,044	$1,682	320.31	274.92
21	Barreiras	159734	39	$425	$773	$1,246	$1,687	87.99	172.48
22	Barretos	122485	37	$474	$737	$1,174	$1,690	13.8	257.53
23	Barueri	316473	45	$622	$905	$1,538	$2,593	83.36	275.21
24	Bauru	379146	33	$449	$657	$1,095	$1,471	21.72	318.1
25	Bebedouro	76373	39	$436	$781	$1,119	$1,664	159.19	234.08
26	Belem	1303403	39	$518	$780	$1,290	$1,765	188.73	244.77
27	Belo Horizonte	2315560	42	$515	$849	$1,287	$1,758	134.34	316.53
28	Bertioga	64188	38	$431	$765	$1,362	$1,718	225.2	231.04
29	Blumenau - Santa Catarina	-	42	$537	$827	$1,328	$1,830	-	-
30	Boa Vista	413486	42	$575	$820	$1,308	$1,761	88.43	190.64
31	Botucatu	145155	34	$425	$683	$1,008	$1,550	106.34	276.31
32	Brasilia	2817381	43	$526	$881	$1,365	$2,013	27.22	327.81
33	Cabo Frio	222161	42	$579	$849	$1,427	$1,786	72.88	237.82
34	Cachoeira do Sul	80070	38	$467	$737	$1,070	$1,602	36.23	99.38
35	Cachoeirinha	136258	39	$528	$797	$1,129	$1,666	35.01	318.29
36	Campina Grande	419379	31	$379	$634	$1,052	$1,447	182.48	174.96
37	Campinas	1139047	43	$563	$867	$1,403	$2,068	96.65	273.27
38	Campo Grande	898100	37	$465	$737	$1,145	$1,565	31.71	273.74
39	Campo Mourão	99432	39	$497	$787	$1,220	$1,708	48.58	141.4
40	Campos do Jordão	46974	39	$432	$792	$1,155	$1,703	46.74	144.97
41	Campos dos Goytacazes	483540	38	$440	$743	$1,297	$1,690	134.36	203.48
42	Canoas	347657	37	$527	$742	$1,006	$1,588	66.87	318.93
43	Canoinhas	55016	37	$430	$727	$1,216	$1,555	84.02	118.77
44	Caraguatatuba	134873	37	$462	$730	$1,307	$1,692	42.94	243.96
45	Carapicuiba	386984	36	$575	$731	$1,317	$1,598	80.54	294.63
46	Cariacica	353491	34	$426	$682	$740	$1,383	36.79	283.85
47	Caruaru	377911	29	$369	$563	$932	$1,337	76.5	99.88
48	Cascavel	348051	37	$572	$745	$1,105	$1,541	75.46	209.81
49	Castanhal	192256	39	$455	$779	$1,284	$1,673	140.79	234.99
50	Catanduva	115791	39	$535	$771	$1,185	$1,766	162.05	277.38

Brazil Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Cost of Living in Brazil - Frequently Asked Questions

Brazil offers a striking mix of value and variety. In major cities you may encounter higher lodging, dining, and entertainment costs, while smaller towns and rural areas can feel notably more affordable. For many travelers, expats, and digital nomads who balance co working needs with lifestyle perks, the payoff comes from choosing the right neighborhood and season. Consider how access to transit, amenities, and shorter commutes can lower daily expenses even in busy centers. Cost of Living in Brazil is a handy compass for comparing neighborhoods and planning longer stays. Tip: Build a simple budget that separates housing, food, transport, and leisure, and adjust by city.

Housing search often centers on neighborhoods with safety, transit access, and local character; longer leases or furnished options can simplify stays. Food options are varied: street vendors, markets, and grocery stores make home cooking economical, while dining out offers cultural flavors and social spots. Transport ranges from metro and buses to ride hailing, with bike lanes common in many cities. For work, coworking spaces and cafes with reliable WiFi support digital nomad life. Errands and services vary by area, so test several neighborhoods during your first weeks. Brazil living cost varies by region, so use a flexible plan as you unpack your routine. Tip: Build a simple weekly budget that tracks housing, meals, and transport, then adjust by neighborhood.

Quality of life hinges on how you balance work, rest, and exploration. A practical budgeting framework is to separate fixed costs (rent, bills) from discretionary spending (eating out, activities) and to assign a cap by city each month. Seasonality affects prices and crowds; high season in beach towns can raise accommodation costs but offers better options for outdoor activities, while shoulder seasons may bring calmer streets. For neighborhood fit, prioritize accessibility to transit, safety, and local amenities; a mix of quiet residential streets and lively plazas often hits the sweet spot. Tip: Start with two or three target areas, spend weekends there, and adjust based on commute, noise, and pace.