Colombia · Brazil
Every figure below comes from the same datasets for both cities, so the two columns are comparable.
| CartagenaColombia | Rio de JaneiroBrazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Daily cost, per personestimate | ||
| Budget | $35 | $50 |
| Mid-range | $80 | $120 |
| Luxury | $170 | $255 |
| Price level | 0.38× US (2025) | 0.46× US (2025) |
| US advisory | Level 3 | Level 2 |
| Best months | Jan, Feb, Mar and Apr | Apr, May, Jun and Sep |
| Annual rain | 1,345 mm | 901 mm |
| Average high | 31.3 °C | 27.7 °C |
| Population | 915K | 6.7M |
| Time zone | America/Bogota | America/Sao_Paulo |
Cartagena is about 33 % cheaper per day than Rio de Janeiro, $80 against $120 (mid-range estimate). Rio de Janeiro has the lower US advisory level (2 vs 3). In September, the daily average is 28 °C in Cartagena and 24 °C in Rio de Janeiro.
Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.