Cost of living in Caxias do Sul

In Caxias do Sul, Brazil, living costs about $592 per month for one person and $1584 for a family of four, including rent.

How expensive is Caxias do Sul compared to other cities?

Caxias do Sul is 33% cheaper overall versus the European benchmark.

How does Caxias do Sul compare to your city?

Caxias do Sul is 73% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

Rent in Caxias do Sul is, on average, 92% lower than in New York City.

What drives the cost of living in Caxias do Sul?

Who is Caxias do Sul a good fit for?

Caxias do Sul is most realistic when moving with a strong job offer or relocation package. Without high income, the housing-driven price level can be difficult to sustain.

FAQ

Why is Caxias do Sul so expensive?

The primary driver of costs in Caxias do Sul is rent and utilities, which can significantly impact overall living expenses.

Is food expensive in Caxias do Sul?

No, food is 32% lower than the European benchmark, making it quite affordable.

Is public transport affordable in Caxias do Sul?

Yes, public transport is 27% lower than the European benchmark, contributing to overall savings.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
592 $
Without Rent
380 $
Rent & Utilities
212 $
Food
231 $
Transport
64 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
414 $
GDP per Capita
10,044 $
Freedom Index
6.92
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
5%
Population
463.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 5.61 $
Dinner 24.4 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.59 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.84 $
Capuccino 2.14 $
Coke, 330ml 0.86 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 0.89 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.1 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.83 $
Eggs, 12 pack 1.86 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 8.02 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.71 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 8.26 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.53 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.98 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 0.55 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.45 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.91 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 0.64 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.45 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.64 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 4.45 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.03 $
Cigarette pack 1.81 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 1.03 $
Monthly Pass 36.9 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.04 $
Taxi, 8 km 9.69 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 48.9 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 5.94 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 3.23 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.05 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.93 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 43 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 67 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 17 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 143 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 254 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 188 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 410 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,048 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 604 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 414 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 9.80%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 22.6 $
Cinema, 1 seat 6.06 $
Haircut 12.7 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 62.2 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 41.5 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 255 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 8,074 $

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Caxias do Sul vs Santiago (Santiago is 103% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 62% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 78% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 57% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 44% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 62% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Temuco (Temuco is 48% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 43% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 56% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Talca (Talca is 43% more expensive)
Guyana
Caxias do Sul vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 67% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Linden (Linden is 71% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 71% more expensive)
Mexico
Caxias do Sul vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 101% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 77% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 24% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Leon (Leon is 21% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 71% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 66% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Puebla (Puebla is 59% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 65% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 112% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 22% more expensive)
Suriname
Caxias do Sul vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 47% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 42% more expensive)
Ecuador
Caxias do Sul vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 54% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Quito (Quito is 52% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 30% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo has similar costs) Caxias do Sul vs Duran (Duran is 36% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Machala (Machala is 0% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Manta (Manta is 47% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 28% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Loja (Loja is 4% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 10% more expensive)
Peru
Caxias do Sul vs Lima (Lima is 67% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 5% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 18% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 13% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Callao (Callao is 32% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Piura (Piura is 5% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Cusco (Cusco is 9% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 16% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 0% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 15% more expensive)
Venezuela
Caxias do Sul vs Caracas (Caracas is 77% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 19% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Valencia (Valencia is 32% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Maracay (Maracay is 23% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 21% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Barinas (Barinas is 35% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 51% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 60% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 47% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 54% more expensive)
Colombia
Caxias do Sul vs Bogota (Bogota is 47% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Medellin (Medellin is 47% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Cali (Cali is 24% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 33% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 26% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 7% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Soacha (Soacha is 26% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Soledad (Soledad is 42% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 20% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 8% more expensive)
Brazil
Caxias do Sul vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 71% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 61% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 36% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 21% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Salvador (Salvador is 25% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 33% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Manaus (Manaus is 35% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 29% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Recife (Recife is 31% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Goiania (Goiania is 11% more expensive)
Argentina
Caxias do Sul vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 54% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 57% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Rosario (Rosario is 7% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 17% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 26% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Salta (Salta is 23% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs San Juan (San Juan is 11% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Lanus (Lanus is 36% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 34% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 20% more expensive)
Bolivia
Caxias do Sul vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 29% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs La Paz (La Paz is 14% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs El Alto (El Alto is 8% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 9% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Sucre (Sucre is 11% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Oruro (Oruro is 2% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Potosi (Potosi is 16% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Tarija (Tarija is 6% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 10% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 30% more expensive)
Paraguay
Caxias do Sul vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 13% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 10% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Luque (Luque is 2% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 5% more expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 11% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 31% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 13% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 10% less expensive) Caxias do Sul vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 9% less expensive)