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Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Brazil Cost of Living Summary

Blumenau - Santa Catarina is 9.4% more expensive than Brazil overall.

Restaurants: pay 11.2% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Groceries: pay 6.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Transportation: pay 6.4% less in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Housing: pay 12.0% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Childcare: pay 16.8% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Clothing: pay 22.8% more in Blumenau - Santa Catarina

The cost of clothing, childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Blumenau - Santa Catarina are more expensive than in Brazil. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Blumenau - Santa Catarina.

Blumenau - Santa Catarina vs. Brazil Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Blumenau - Santa Catarina instead of Brazil, you would:

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pay 11.2% more for restaurants

	Brazil	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.62 R$30.57	$6.52 R$35.47	+16.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.58 R$35.80	$7.45 R$40.54	+13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 R$6.04	$1.08 R$5.85	-3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 R$3.69	$0.80 R$4.37	+18.4%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 6.4% less for groceries

	Brazil	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Bread 1 loaf	$1.51 R$8.22	$1.34 R$7.30	-11.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 R$23.48	$4.51 R$24.53	+4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.77 R$20.49	$3.33 R$18.09	-11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 R$11.45	$1.86 R$10.09	-11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.77 R$9.64	$1.73 R$9.42	-2.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.94 R$5.09	$1.03 R$5.61	+10.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.58 R$3.18	$0.41 R$2.21	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 R$2.92	$0.55 R$2.97	+1.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.61	$0.61 R$3.29	-8.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 R$2.84	$0.47 R$2.58	-9.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 R$2.60	$0.47 R$2.56	-1.6%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 6.4% less for transportation

	Brazil	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.16 R$22.65	$4.17 R$22.69	+0.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.46 R$230.95	$48.45 R$263.53	+14.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,515.32 R$117,030.45	$20,730.07 R$112,759.15	-3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.72 R$47.44	$5.55 R$30.20	-36.3%
Average			-6.4%

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pay 12.0% more for housing

	Brazil	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.92 R$102.91	$21.58 R$117.40	+14.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$308.76 R$1,679.47	$319.88 R$1,739.95	+3.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$217.49 R$1,182.99	$243.79 R$1,326.08	+12.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.93 R$282.46	$61.35 R$333.68	+18.1%
Average			+12.0%

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pay 16.8% more for childcare

	Brazil	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$275.38 R$1,497.93	$377.33 R$2,052.47	+37.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,953.98 R$37,825.49	$6,708.16 R$36,488.35	-3.5%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Brazil	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.73 R$9.41	$3.07 R$16.72	+77.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.76 R$9.59	$2.16 R$11.77	+22.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.27 R$12.35	$2.05 R$11.15	-9.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.44 R$132.93	$23.48 R$127.71	-3.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.36 R$34.62	$5.96 R$32.43	-6.3%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 22.8% more for clothing

	Brazil	Blumenau - Santa Catarina
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.78 R$270.76	$49.66 R$270.12	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.18 R$245.73	$54.92 R$298.75	+21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.53 R$432.60	$99.35 R$540.40	+24.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.80 R$336.14	$89.44 R$486.51	+44.7%
Average			+22.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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