Cost of Living Comparison Between Barbacena and Curitiba Cost of Living Comparison Between Barbacena and Curitiba

🙂 Solo nomad: Barbacena is 22.2% cheaper than Curitiba without rent, and 15.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barbacena is 27% cheaper than Curitiba without rent, and 23% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.70 R$19.87

$5.24 R$28.14

-29.39%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$16.20 R$87.0

$32.28 R$173

-49.81%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.46 R$23.93

$6.22 R$33.41

-28.30%

Cappuccino

$0.94 R$5.04

$2.06 R$11.07

-54.37%

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

$1.30 R$6.98

$1.13 R$6.09

15.04%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.70 R$3.73

$0.68 R$3.66

2.94%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.88 R$4.75

$2.13 R$11.43

-58.69%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.58 R$8.49

$3.28 R$17.61

-51.83%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.01 R$5.40

$0.93 R$4.98

8.60%

White Bread (500g)

$1.43 R$7.70

$1.48 R$7.94

-3.38%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.22 R$6.57

$1.14 R$6.15

7.02%

Eggs

$1.85 R$9.94

$2.15 R$11.53

-13.95%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.28 R$33.72

$8.35 R$44.83

-24.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.29 R$17.65

$3.85 R$20.65

-14.55%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.54 R$40.50

$7.59 R$40.74

-0.66%

Apples (1kg)

$1.11 R$5.97

$2.04 R$10.97

-45.59%

Banana (1kg)

$1.53 R$8.21

$0.93 R$4.97

64.52%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.43 R$7.66

$0.95 R$5.09

50.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.10 R$5.88

$1.20 R$6.44

-8.33%

Potato (1kg)

$0.69 R$3.69

$1.01 R$5.41

-31.68%

Onion (1kg)

$1.01 R$5.43

$0.87 R$4.66

16.09%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.55 R$2.96

$0.56 R$3.00

-1.79%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.57 R$3.04

$0.71 R$3.81

-19.72%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.64 R$8.80

$2.21 R$11.85

-25.79%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.71 R$30.66

$7.63 R$40.97

-25.16%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.70 R$3.74

$1.23 R$6.61

-43.09%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 R$14.55

$2.26 R$12.14

19.91%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.92 R$4.94

$1.10 R$5.91

-16.36%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$39.06 R$210

$46.32 R$249

-15.67%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.05 R$5.63

$1.11 R$5.94

-5.41%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.65 R$3.48

$0.71 R$3.79

-8.45%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.32 R$39.29

$6.23 R$33.46

17.50%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$0.94 R$5.04

$1.20 R$6.47

-21.67%

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

$13.6K R$73.0K

$18.3K R$98.3K

-25.70%

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

$10.6K R$57.1K

$26.2K R$140.6K

-59.38%

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

$76.5 R$411

$72.7 R$391

5.24%

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

$19.55 R$105

$11.70 R$62.8

67.09%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.77 R$68.6

$20.96 R$113

-39.07%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.82 R$123

$25.34 R$136

-9.94%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.97 R$118

$17.09 R$91.8

28.55%

Cinema Ticket

$6.24 R$33.52

$6.40 R$34.39

-2.50%

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

$450 R$2,414

$285 R$1,528

57.94%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,528 R$35.1K

$6,403 R$34.4K

1.95%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$63.9 R$343

$54.9 R$295

16.44%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.35 R$190

$45.24 R$243

-21.86%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.4 R$523

$84.1 R$452

15.82%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$78.3 R$421

$69.2 R$372

13.16%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$208 R$1,117

$365 R$1,962

-43.10%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$156 R$838

$250 R$1,342

-37.55%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$390 R$2,093

$679 R$3,647

-42.59%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$279 R$1,500

$497 R$2,667

-43.75%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,069 R$11.1K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,530 R$8,216

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$565 R$3,036

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.6

5.45%

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

Last update for Barbacena: January 11, 2026

Last update for Curitiba: January 12, 2026

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