Cost of Living in Arraial do Cabo, 🇧🇷 Brazil - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 12, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 2 29 $692 $356 $494 $297 $79

Utilities 4 — $93 $154 $49 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $30 $26 $38 $26 $1

Groceries 13 14 15 16 17 18 $69 $160 $550 $119 $5

Transportation 3 11 $119 $138 $277 $24 $15

Dining Out 21 22 24 $455 $178 $257 $49 $22

Leisure Activities 12 21 $119 $69 $150 $30 $12

Health Insurance 25 26 $67 $158 $514 — $2

Visa & Legal Fees 27 28 $6 $29 $57 — —

Total $1,557 $1,207 $2,491 $594 $136

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 2 29 $296.65 $297 – $396 per month

Coworking Space 10 $136.22 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 2 29 $691.82 $297 – $1,246 per month

Coliving Space 9 $237.32 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 24 $1.81 per cup

Beer 21 $2.47 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 22 $6.66 per meal

Fast Food Combo 23 $6.90 per meal

Apples $2.19 per kg

Bread 15 $2.47 per loaf

Milk 14 $1.28 per liter

Rice 13 $0.91 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 $3.74 per kg

Beef 17 $17.18 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 19 $9.33 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $36.16 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 18 $0.93 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $1.24 per trip

Taxi per km $0.86 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 3 $17.40 per month

Gasoline 11 $1.33 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $3.43 per trip

Scooter Rental $26.64 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 7 $5.93 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $19.77 per month

Gym Membership 12 $23.71 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $17.13 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 7 $5.93 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket $6.66 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $39.96 per pair

Summer Dress $30.45 per dress

Running Shoes $83.73 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut $8.56 per visit

Laundry 30 $2.97 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 8 $49.44 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 20 $4.85 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 5.0564 BRL on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, São Paulo, Hanoi

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1103.68 691.82
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 466.21 296.65
- Beef 8.56 17.18
- Beer 2.28 2.47
- Bread 3.43 2.47
26 more changes
- Chicken Fillets 4.66 3.74
- Coliving Space 399.61 237.32
- Coworking Space 161.75 136.22
- Dining Out local 57.09, nomad 532.81, expat 209.32, family 418.64, tourist 41.86 local 49, nomad 455, expat 178, family 257, tourist 22
- Doctor Visit (GP) 66.6 49.44
- Fast Food Combo 7.99 6.9
- Gasoline 1.17 1.33
- Groceries local 180.78, nomad 123.69, expat 266.41, family 608.93, tourist 7.61 local 119, nomad 69, expat 160, family 550, tourist 5
- Gym Membership 24.74 23.71
- Health Insurance local 0, nomad 72.31, expat 85.63, family 304.46, tourist 4.76 local 0, nomad 67.2, expat 158, family 514, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 266.41, nomad 799.22, expat 475.72, family 913.39, tourist 66.6 local 297, nomad 692, expat 356, family 494, tourist 79
- Internet & Mobile local 22.83, nomad 53.28, expat 34.25, family 60.89, tourist 2.85 local 26, nomad 30, family 38, tourist 0.6
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 21.88 19.77
- Laundry 10.47 2.97
- Leisure Activities local 28.54, nomad 152.23, expat 114.17, family 342.52 local 30, nomad 119, expat 69, family 150, tourist 12
- Milk 1.1 1.28
- Mobile Plan 12.37 5.93
- Monthly Transport Pass 39.96 17.4
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 7.23 4.85
- Rice 1.37 0.91
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7.61 5.93
- Transportation local 41.86, nomad 85.63, expat 114.17, family 228.35, tourist 15.22 local 24, nomad 119, expat 138, family 277, tourist 15
- Utilities local 66.6, nomad 0, expat 104.66, family 171.26, tourist 0 local 49, nomad 0, expat 93, family 154, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 28.54, family 57.09 local 0, nomad 6, expat 29, family 57
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.05 0.93
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.47 9.33
Apartment (1 bedroom), Housing and Airbnb (1 month) cross-checked against a second rental portal that loads without a bot wall, with the same monthly bands (chavesnamao.com.br); Utilities, Groceries, Dining Out and Leisure Activities totals re-derived with the arithmetic shown per profile (tarifadeluz.com.br, jornaldebrasilia.com.br)

Arraial do Cabo cost of living