Cost of Living Comparison Between Lages and Rio de Janeiro Cost of Living Comparison Between Lages and Rio de Janeiro

🙂 Solo nomad: Lages is 7.4% cheaper than Rio de Janeiro without rent, and 14.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Lages is 0.5% cheaper than Rio de Janeiro without rent, and 13% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$6.24 R$34.61

$7.1 R$39.4

-12.11%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.29 R$151

$35.72 R$198

-23.60%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.36 R$35.29

$6.47 R$35.9

-1.70%

Cappuccino

$1.94 R$10.78

$1.98 R$10.97

-2.02%

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

$1.12 R$6.2

$1.31 R$7.28

-14.50%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.82 R$4.57

$0.9 R$4.97

-8.89%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.12 R$11.78

$1.82 R$10.08

16.48%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.69 R$20.5

$2.72 R$15.11

35.66%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.84 R$4.68

$1.12 R$6.19

-25.00%

White Bread (500g)

$1.4 R$7.78

$1.71 R$9.48

-18.13%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.05 R$5.84

$1.41 R$7.82

-25.53%

Eggs

$2.12 R$11.79

$2.04 R$11.32

3.92%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$10.86 R$60.3

$7.84 R$43.53

38.52%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.65 R$25.79

$3.63 R$20.17

28.10%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.34 R$51.9

$8.25 R$45.78

13.21%

Apples (1kg)

$2.05 R$11.36

$2.39 R$13.25

-14.23%

Banana (1kg)

$1.26 R$7

$1.55 R$8.58

-18.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.32 R$7.34

$1.47 R$8.15

-10.20%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 R$8.34

$1.52 R$8.43

-1.32%

Potato (1kg)

$1.15 R$6.39

$1.29 R$7.17

-10.85%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 R$5.69

$1.16 R$6.45

-11.21%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.79 R$4.37

$0.63 R$3.5

25.40%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.61 R$3.4

$0.61 R$3.41

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 R$11

$1.95 R$10.8

1.54%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.58 R$36.52

$7.34 R$40.77

-10.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 R$5.49

$1.26 R$7

-21.43%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.85 R$10.29

$2.1 R$11.67

-11.90%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 R$4.77

$1.3 R$7.2

-33.85%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$37.89 R$210

$38.57 R$214

-1.76%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.65 R$9.18

$1.13 R$6.28

46.02%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.01 R$5.59

$0.69 R$3.85

46.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.35 R$29.68

$7.8 R$43.29

-31.41%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.1 R$6.1

$1.06 R$5.87

3.77%

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

$24K R$132.9K

$20.5K R$113.5K

17.10%

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

$27.5K R$152.4K

$27.6K R$153.4K

-0.68%

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

$60.9 R$338

$103 R$574

-41.10%

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

$14.45 R$80.2

$11.89 R$66

21.53%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.61 R$109

$18.63 R$103

5.26%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.77 R$126

$25.89 R$144

-12.05%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.43 R$119

$23.74 R$132

-9.73%

Cinema Ticket

$6.35 R$35.23

$6.57 R$36.47

-3.35%

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

$313 R$1,739

$540 R$2,995

-41.92%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,166 R$39.8K

$11.8K R$65.3K

-39.09%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$48.99 R$272

$45.33 R$252

8.07%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$56.9 R$316

$41.71 R$231

36.30%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$80.2 R$445

$74.9 R$415

7.08%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$62.7 R$348

$60.1 R$334

4.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$311 R$1,726

$446 R$2,475

-30.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$217 R$1,203

$333 R$1,846

-34.83%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$574 R$3,188

$861 R$4,780

-33.30%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$433 R$2,403

$573 R$3,182

-24.47%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,652 R$9,171

$2,021 R$11.2K

-18.24%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,152 R$6,393

$1,183 R$6,568

-2.66%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$452 R$2,509

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.33

-11.74%

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

Last update for Lages: October 28, 2025

Last update for Rio de Janeiro: October 29, 2025

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