Cost of Living Comparison Between Pelotas and Curitiba Cost of Living Comparison Between Pelotas and Curitiba

🙂 Solo nomad: Pelotas is 13.8% cheaper than Curitiba without rent, and 21.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Pelotas is 7.4% cheaper than Curitiba without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$3.88 R$21.56

$5.33 R$29.57

-27.20%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$22.02 R$122

$32.55 R$181

-32.35%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$5.52 R$30.64

$6.16 R$34.18

-10.39%

Cappuccino

$1.28 R$7.09

$2.05 R$11.35

-37.56%

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

$0.75 R$4.14

$1.14 R$6.31

-34.21%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.48 R$2.65

$0.68 R$3.78

-29.41%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.32 R$7.32

$2.17 R$12.07

-39.17%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.37 R$7.59

$3.22 R$17.86

-57.45%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.84 R$4.68

$0.98 R$5.46

-14.29%

White Bread (500g)

$0.9 R$4.98

$1.48 R$8.24

-39.19%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.95 R$5.27

$1.16 R$6.44

-18.10%

Eggs

$2.04 R$11.32

$2.11 R$11.74

-3.32%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$11.13 R$61.8

$8.51 R$47.25

30.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.57 R$25.36

$3.85 R$21.34

18.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$9.19 R$51

$7.73 R$42.89

18.89%

Apples (1kg)

$1.96 R$10.88

$2.12 R$11.76

-7.55%

Banana (1kg)

$1.27 R$7.05

$0.93 R$5.19

36.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.32 R$7.33

$0.91 R$5.05

45.05%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.11 R$6.17

$1.21 R$6.7

-8.26%

Potato (1kg)

$1.13 R$6.28

$1.02 R$5.69

10.78%

Onion (1kg)

$0.86 R$4.78

$0.87 R$4.85

-1.15%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.72 R$3.99

$0.61 R$3.36

18.03%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.62 R$3.43

$0.71 R$3.92

-12.68%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.9 R$10.57

$2.22 R$12.31

-14.41%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.35 R$35.27

$7.52 R$41.73

-15.56%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.98 R$5.45

$1.17 R$6.51

-16.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.8 R$10.01

$2.23 R$12.39

-19.28%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.92 R$5.12

$1.07 R$5.91

-14.02%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$38.58 R$214

$46.39 R$258

-16.84%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.66 R$9.24

$1.1 R$6.13

50.91%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1 R$5.57

$0.65 R$3.63

53.85%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.29 R$29.36

$6.16 R$34.17

-14.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.06 R$5.87

$1.22 R$6.76

-13.11%

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

$24.4K R$135.6K

$18.4K R$102.2K

32.65%

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

$28.1K R$156K

$26.4K R$146.4K

6.55%

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

$60 R$333

$74.3 R$412

-19.16%

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

$14.51 R$80.5

$11.71 R$65

23.91%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$19.59 R$109

$21.16 R$117

-7.42%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$19.66 R$109

$25.95 R$144

-24.24%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.28 R$101

$16.65 R$92.4

9.79%

Cinema Ticket

$3.31 R$18.38

$6.41 R$35.58

-48.36%

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

$305 R$1,695

$286 R$1,586

6.85%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$7,243 R$40.2K

$6,445 R$35.8K

12.39%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$35.93 R$199

$55.3 R$307

-35.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$57.1 R$317

$44.87 R$249

27.21%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$63.1 R$350

$84.2 R$467

-25.10%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$61.8 R$343

$67.2 R$373

-7.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$182 R$1,012

$360 R$1,996

-49.30%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$128 R$708

$244 R$1,356

-47.80%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$261 R$1,451

$668 R$3,707

-60.86%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$205 R$1,137

$509 R$2,825

-59.77%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,451 R$8,054

$1,952 R$10.8K

-25.67%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$752 R$4,173

$1,344 R$7,458

-44.05%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$374 R$2,074

$513 R$2,846

-27.11%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

-9.09%

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

Last update for Pelotas: October 28, 2025

Last update for Curitiba: October 29, 2025

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