Where you live

Curitiba

Brazil

4.97of 10

⇄

Comparing with

Florianópolis

Brazil

5.09of 10

+ 3rd place

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Result

Florianópolis wins 2 of 5

The biggest gap is in quality of life.

Financial—+0.04.8 × 4.8

SafetyFlorianópolis+0.24.4 × 4.6

Currency—+0.03.3 × 3.3

QualityFlorianópolis+0.57.3 × 7.7

Integration—+0.06.8 × 6.8

Criterion by criterion

The 15 sub-criteria. The stronger bar belongs to the winner.

CuritibaFlorianópolis

Financial environmentweight 30%

3.0

Tax burden

3.0

5.0

Cost of living

5.0

Ease of doing business

5.0

8.0

Investment returns

8.0

Stability and safetyweight 25%

7.0

Entry and residence

7.0

2.0

Political and social stability

2.0

4.0

Personal and property safety

5.0

Currency strengthweight 20%

3.0

Currency stability

3.0

1.0

Strength against the dollar

1.0

6.0

Purchasing power

6.0

Quality of lifeweight 15%

6.0

Infrastructure and services

7.0

8.0

Culture and lifestyle

8.0

9.0

Environmental quality

9.0

Cultural integrationweight 10%

6.0

Language and communication

6.0

8.0

Communities and support networks

8.0

Your money in both places

1 person, including rent

Your monthly income US$ if you kept the same income (remote work or retirement)

Curitiba

your income

US$ 1,016

Florianópolis

US$ 1,186

RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure

In Curitiba, left overUS$ 437a month

In Florianópolis, left overUS$ 267a month

How much of your work each thing costs

In hours of work, with your income and 40 hours a week.

CuritibaFlorianópolis

Taxes

For an income of US$ 1,453 a month

Days of the year working for taxes

Curitiba

125 days

Florianópolis

126 days

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Both take about the same share of your income in taxes.

What the State costs you

	Curitiba	Florianópolis
Income tax and social security	26%	26%
Tax on purchases	8%	8%
Paid twice (health insurance)	9%	9%
Total cost of the State	43%	43%

Paid twice: the health insurance you pay on top of taxes. Tax on purchases: the consumption tax rate applied to groceries, transport, utilities and leisure in the cost-of-living basket. Computed without deductions, with each place's official table and the Central Bank of Brazil exchange rate. In Rikezas it uses your real spending.

Sources: bancobmg.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · documentacao.senior.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · barbieriadvogados.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ · Análise estruturada por país: Brasil (Jonatas Ramos Silva)

Everyday life

What matters day to day

Language

CuritibaPortuguese

FlorianópolisPortuguese

Currency

CuritibaBRL

FlorianópolisBRL

Time zone

CuritibaUTC-3

FlorianópolisUTC-3

Population

Curitiba1,832,183 (2026)

Florianópolis598,370 (2026)

Compare with YOUR real life

Connect Rikezas: your real spending, your real taxes and the year you reach financial independence in each place.

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