Cost of living in Cuiaba

In Cuiaba, Brazil, a family of four typically needs around $1844 per month including rent. A single person may spend about $767 monthly.

How expensive is Cuiaba compared to other cities?

Cuiaba is 13% cheaper overall versus the European benchmark.

How does Cuiaba compare to your city?

Cuiaba is 70% cheaper than New York City, without rent.

Rent in Cuiaba is, on average, 87% lower than in New York City.

What drives the cost of living in Cuiaba?

Who is Cuiaba a good fit for?

Cuiaba 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 Cuiaba so expensive?

The primary driver of costs in Cuiaba is rent and utilities, which can be challenging for those without a strong income. This can significantly impact overall affordability.

Is food expensive in Cuiaba?

Food prices in Cuiaba are 23% lower than the European benchmark, making it a more affordable option for residents. This contributes positively to the overall cost of living.

Is public transport affordable in Cuiaba?

Public transport in Cuiaba is 10% lower than the European benchmark, making it a cost-effective choice for commuting. This affordability can enhance the overall living experience.

Cost of living breakdown

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
767 $
Without Rent
431 $
Rent & Utilities
336 $
Food
263 $
Transport
79 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
417 $
GDP per Capita
10,044 $
Freedom Index
6.92
Lifespan
73 years
Speak English
5%
Population
651.0K

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Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 4.09 $
Dinner 19.3 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 6.54 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.68 $
Capuccino 2.14 $
Coke, 330ml 0.96 $

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Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.07 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.25 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.37 $
Eggs, 12 pack 2.85 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 12.3 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 4.29 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 10.3 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.98 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.77 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.83 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.01 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.76 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.6 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.85 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 1.71 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 8.25 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.62 $
Cigarette pack 2.12 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 0.92 $
Monthly Pass 31.7 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.02 $
Taxi, 8 km 13 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 38.8 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 3.35 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.22 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.65 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 0.73 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 86 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 132 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 21.5 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 207 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 334 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 317 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 576 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 1,254 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 733 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 417 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 18.36%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 22.9 $
Cinema, 1 seat 4.55 $
Haircut 5.65 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 115 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 51.6 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 251 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 5,254 $

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Cuiaba vs Montevideo (Montevideo is 74% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Salto (Salto is 29% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Ciudad de la Costa (Ciudad de la Costa is 53% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Rivera (Rivera is 1% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Maldonado (Maldonado is 26% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Paysandu (Paysandu is 0% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Tacuarembo (Tacuarembo is 8% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Melo (Melo is 5% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Mercedes (Mercedes is 34% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Artigas (Artigas is 15% more expensive)
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Cuiaba vs Chaguanas (Chaguanas is 40% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Port of Spain (Port of Spain is 52% more expensive) Cuiaba vs San Fernando (San Fernando is 26% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Scarborough (Scarborough is 44% more expensive) Cuiaba vs San Juan (San Juan is 52% more expensive)
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Cuiaba vs Santiago (Santiago is 56% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Puente Alto (Puente Alto is 25% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Antofagasta (Antofagasta is 37% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Vina del Mar (Vina del Mar is 22% more expensive) Cuiaba vs San Bernardo (San Bernardo is 11% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Valparaiso (Valparaiso is 25% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Temuco (Temuco is 14% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Rancagua (Rancagua is 10% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 20% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Talca (Talca is 11% more expensive)
Guyana
Cuiaba vs Georgetown (Georgetown is 29% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Linden (Linden is 32% more expensive) Cuiaba vs New Amsterdam (New Amsterdam is 32% more expensive)
Mexico
Cuiaba vs Mexico City (Mexico City is 55% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Tijuana (Tijuana is 37% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Ecatepec de Morelos (Ecatepec de Morelos is 4% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Leon (Leon is 6% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Zapopan (Zapopan is 32% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Guadalajara (Guadalajara is 28% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Puebla (Puebla is 22% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Ciudad Juarez (Ciudad Juarez is 27% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Monterrey (Monterrey is 64% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl (Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl is 6% less expensive)
Suriname
Cuiaba vs Paramaribo (Paramaribo is 13% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Nieuw Nickerie (Nieuw Nickerie is 10% more expensive)
Ecuador
Cuiaba vs Guayaquil (Guayaquil is 19% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Quito (Quito is 18% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Cuenca (Cuenca is 0% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo is 23% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Duran (Duran is 5% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Machala (Machala is 23% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Manta (Manta is 13% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Portoviejo (Portoviejo is 1% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Loja (Loja is 20% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Quevedo (Quevedo is 15% less expensive)
Peru
Cuiaba vs Lima (Lima is 29% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Arequipa (Arequipa is 27% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Trujillo (Trujillo is 9% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Chiclayo (Chiclayo is 33% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Callao (Callao is 2% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Piura (Piura is 26% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Cusco (Cusco is 16% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Chimbote (Chimbote is 35% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Huancayo (Huancayo is 23% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Iquitos (Iquitos is 11% less expensive)
Venezuela
Cuiaba vs Caracas (Caracas is 36% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Maracaibo (Maracaibo is 8% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Valencia (Valencia is 2% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Maracay (Maracay is 5% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Barquisimeto (Barquisimeto is 7% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Barinas (Barinas is 4% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Ciudad Guayana (Ciudad Guayana is 16% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Catia La Mar (Catia La Mar is 23% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Ciudad Bolivar (Ciudad Bolivar is 13% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Santa Teresa del Tuy (Santa Teresa del Tuy is 19% more expensive)
Colombia
Cuiaba vs Bogota (Bogota is 13% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Medellin (Medellin is 14% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Cali (Cali is 4% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Barranquilla (Barranquilla is 3% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Cartagena (Cartagena is 2% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Cucuta (Cucuta is 28% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Soacha (Soacha is 2% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Soledad (Soledad is 10% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Villavicencio (Villavicencio is 38% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Bucaramanga (Bucaramanga is 16% less expensive)
Brazil
Cuiaba vs Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo is 32% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro is 25% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Brasilia (Brasilia is 5% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Fortaleza (Fortaleza is 7% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Salvador (Salvador is 3% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Belo Horizonte (Belo Horizonte is 3% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Manaus (Manaus is 4% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Curitiba (Curitiba is 0% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Recife (Recife is 1% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Goiania (Goiania is 14% less expensive)
Argentina
Cuiaba vs Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires is 19% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Cordoba (Cordoba is 21% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Rosario (Rosario is 18% less expensive) Cuiaba vs San Miguel de Tucuman (San Miguel de Tucuman is 9% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Mar del Plata (Mar del Plata is 2% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Salta (Salta is 5% less expensive) Cuiaba vs San Juan (San Juan is 14% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Lanus (Lanus is 5% more expensive) Cuiaba vs Santiago del Estero (Santiago del Estero is 49% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Santa Fe (Santa Fe is 8% less expensive)
Bolivia
Cuiaba vs Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Santa Cruz de la Sierra is 1% less expensive) Cuiaba vs La Paz (La Paz is 12% less expensive) Cuiaba vs El Alto (El Alto is 16% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Cochabamba (Cochabamba is 30% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Sucre (Sucre is 14% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Oruro (Oruro is 22% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Potosi (Potosi is 35% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Tarija (Tarija is 18% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Sacaba (Sacaba is 30% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Trinidad (Trinidad is 1% more expensive)
Paraguay
Cuiaba vs Asuncion (Asuncion is 13% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Ciudad del Este (Ciudad del Este is 31% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Luque (Luque is 21% less expensive) Cuiaba vs San Lorenzo (San Lorenzo is 19% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Pedro Juan Caballero (Pedro Juan Caballero is 32% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Caaguazu (Caaguazu is 46% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Encarnacion (Encarnacion is 33% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Coronel Oviedo (Coronel Oviedo is 30% less expensive) Cuiaba vs Concepcion (Concepcion is 29% less expensive)