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

🙂 Solo nomad: Barbacena is 5.3% cheaper than Curitiba without rent, and 18.8% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Barbacena is 8.9% cheaper than Curitiba without rent, and 23% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.63 R$20.17

$5.33 R$29.57

-31.89%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$16.17 R$89.7

$32.55 R$181

-50.32%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$4.61 R$25.57

$6.16 R$34.18

-25.16%

Cappuccino

$0.93 R$5.16

$2.05 R$11.35

-54.63%

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

$1.35 R$7.47

$1.14 R$6.31

18.42%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.69 R$3.83

$0.68 R$3.78

1.47%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$0.92 R$5.12

$2.17 R$12.07

-57.60%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.66 R$9.19

$3.22 R$17.86

-48.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.98 R$5.41

$0.98 R$5.46

White Bread (500g)

$1.45 R$8.05

$1.48 R$8.24

-2.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.28 R$7.11

$1.16 R$6.44

10.34%

Eggs

$1.81 R$10.07

$2.11 R$11.74

-14.22%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.36 R$35.3

$8.51 R$47.25

-25.26%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.17 R$17.59

$3.85 R$21.34

-17.66%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.7 R$42.73

$7.73 R$42.89

-0.39%

Apples (1kg)

$1.09 R$6.07

$2.12 R$11.76

-48.58%

Banana (1kg)

$1.47 R$8.18

$0.93 R$5.19

58.06%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.4 R$7.79

$0.91 R$5.05

53.85%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.11 R$6.17

$1.21 R$6.7

-8.26%

Potato (1kg)

$0.75 R$4.15

$1.02 R$5.69

-26.47%

Onion (1kg)

$0.97 R$5.41

$0.87 R$4.85

11.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.55 R$3.05

$0.61 R$3.36

-9.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.55 R$3.07

$0.71 R$3.92

-22.54%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.66 R$9.2

$2.22 R$12.31

-25.23%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.66 R$31.41

$7.52 R$41.73

-24.73%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 R$3.93

$1.17 R$6.51

-39.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.68 R$14.88

$2.23 R$12.39

20.18%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 R$4.8

$1.07 R$5.91

-19.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.2 R$212

$46.39 R$258

-17.65%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.1 R$6.1

$1.1 R$6.13

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.65 R$3.6

$0.65 R$3.63

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$7.33 R$40.66

$6.16 R$34.17

18.99%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.02 R$5.65

$1.22 R$6.76

-16.39%

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

$13.3K R$73.9K

$18.4K R$102.2K

-27.74%

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

$10.8K R$60.1K

$26.4K R$146.4K

-58.93%

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

$75.7 R$420

$74.3 R$412

1.98%

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

$20.03 R$111

$11.71 R$65

71.05%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$12.72 R$70.6

$21.16 R$117

-39.89%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.94 R$127

$25.95 R$144

-11.60%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.29 R$118

$16.65 R$92.4

27.87%

Cinema Ticket

$6.47 R$35.91

$6.41 R$35.58

0.94%

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

$443 R$2,460

$286 R$1,586

55.13%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,498 R$36.1K

$6,445 R$35.8K

0.82%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$64 R$355

$55.3 R$307

15.60%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$35.53 R$197

$44.87 R$249

-20.82%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$98.3 R$546

$84.2 R$467

16.74%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$79.8 R$443

$67.2 R$373

18.81%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$208 R$1,152

$360 R$1,996

-42.28%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$153 R$850

$244 R$1,356

-37.34%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$383 R$2,124

$668 R$3,707

-42.70%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$278 R$1,545

$509 R$2,825

-45.30%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,617 R$8,977

$1,952 R$10.8K

-17.16%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,031 R$5,720

$1,344 R$7,458

-23.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$513 R$2,846

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: October 28, 2025

Last update for Curitiba: October 29, 2025

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