San Martín de los Andes vs Florianópolis
In short
Calculated from the figures below, with no overall “who wins” score.
Rent
✓in San Martín de los Andes cheaper — −38%
Ready-made house
✓in San Martín de los Andes cheaper — −26%
In numbers
Exchange rate as of the date each figure was checked.
House or apartment rent
per month✓San Martín de los Andes≈ $547–772ARS 850k – 1.2Mcheaper by 38%Florianópolis≈ $864–1,270R$4,500–6,621Family budget, other calculation
per monthSan Martín de los Andes≈ $1,140ARS 1,784,886Florianópolis≈ $1,450R$7,566Precipitation
per yearSan Martín de los Andes1,500 mm1,500 mmFlorianópolis1,544 mm1,544 mmReady-made house
purchase✓San Martín de los Andes$295–400k$295–400kcheaper by 26%Florianópolis≈ $288–653kR$1.5–3.4M
By topic
A quick look at each city. Details and sources are on the city page.
Daily life
San Martín de los Andes
Nothing yet
Florianópolis
According to the IBGE estimate, Florianópolis has 598 thousand residents in 2026, almost 11 thousand more in a year. The 2022 census counted 537 thousand.
OfficialIBGE: Florianópolis population estimate, 2024-2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026
Housing
San Martín de los Andes
In the eastern suburb, 2 bedrooms are about ARS 1.0 million a month, a 120 m² house is USD 1,200 plus expensas. The center and prestigious neighborhoods go up to USD 2,500/month. Listings are few.
SpecialistLong-term rental listings — Zonaprop, Mercado Libre, local agencies · checked 30 Aug 2026
The most expensive land among the cities checked: Las Nalcas, USD 37–55k for 1,000–1,180 m² with underground utilities; good plots near town, about USD 95k for 800 m².
SpecialistListings for land and houses for sale — Zonaprop, Mercado Libre, Argenprop · checked 1 Sep 2026
A decent 105 m² house is about USD 295k, a 120 m² house in the center about USD 400k. The expensive segment is noticeably higher.
SpecialistListings for land and houses for sale — Zonaprop, Mercado Libre, Argenprop · checked 1 Sep 2026
Florianópolis
By listings, a two-room apartment in Centro is about 4,500 reais a month, in Lagoa 4,500, in Itacorubi 5,700, in Campeche 6,600. The building fee (condomínio) and tax are on top.
SpecialistQuintoAndar: apartments for rent with two or more bedrooms, Centro · checked 29 Sep 2026
61.19 reais per m² a month in August 2026, fifth place among 22 capitals. Most expensive are Agronômica and Centro, cheaper are Ingleses and Capoeiras.
SpecialistFipeZAP Index: residential rent, August 2026 report, Florianópolis page · checked 29 Sep 2026
An apartment averages 13,531 reais per m² (August 2026), a two-room apartment 12,993. That is more than São Paulo; prices rose 8.2% over the year.
SpecialistFipeZAP Index: historical series of sale and rent prices by city, Florianópolis sheet · checked 29 Sep 2026
A house in Campeche by listings is 1.5–3.4 million reais (nine out of ten), one for 6.4 million. In total the results include 341 listings with three or more bedrooms.
SpecialistQuintoAndar: homes for sale with three or more bedrooms, Campeche · checked 29 Sep 2026
Money and prices
San Martín de los Andes
Regional estimate: the minimum food basket for a family of four in Patagonia is ARS 708,288 a month (June 2026). This is not a measurement in the city itself.
OfficialIPIEC (Tierra del Fuego) - Evolución de las canastas básicas, región Patagonia, first half of 2026 · checked 1 Oct 2026
Regional estimate: the poverty line excluding rent for a family of four is ARS 1,784,886 a month (June 2026, Patagonia). Add rent on top. Not a measurement in the city.
OfficialIPIEC (Tierra del Fuego) - Evolución de las canastas básicas, región Patagonia, first half of 2026 · checked 1 Oct 2026
Florianópolis
DIEESE's basic basket in August 2026 is 850.90 reais per adult. For a family of two adults and two children, about 2,550 a month.
SpecialistDIEESE: national basic food basket survey, August 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026
DIEESE calculates that a family of four needed 7,566 reais a month in August 2026. The figure is one for the whole country and already includes housing; it does not reflect Florianópolis rents.
SpecialistDIEESE: nominal and necessary minimum wage by month · checked 29 Sep 2026
Family and kids
San Martín de los Andes
From 2026, public kindergartens are being converted into Escuelas Infantiles with younger age groups; Jardín Nº12 has already enrolled a sala de 2. The best of the cities checked for early childhood.
OfficialState kindergartens in San Martín are moving to the Escuelas Infantiles format · checked 31 Aug 2026
Florianópolis
In 2025, 150 schools with primary and secondary grades; more than half of the schools with younger grades are private. 37.5% of schoolchildren attend private schools.
OfficialIBGE Cidades based on INEP school census data: schools, students and teachers in Florianópolis, 2025 · checked 29 Sep 2026
Three well-known schools in the city (Energia, Catarinense, Bom Jesus): 1,544–3,033 reais a month according to Procon for 2023. Today it is more.
OfficialProcon Santa Catarina: survey of monthly school fees, 2023 (Florianópolis, São José, Palhoça, Biguaçu) · checked 30 Sep 2026
Healthcare
San Martín de los Andes
Hospital Dr. Ramón Carrillo works as a regional hospital; in 2026 specialist positions are still being filled.
OfficialBoletín Oficial Neuquén — staffing of Hospital Ramón Carrillo, 2026 · checked 27 Aug 2026
Florianópolis
Public: the Carmela Dutra maternity hospital in Centro and the university hospital in Trindade with a neonatal intensive care unit. A private option is Ilha Hospital in Pantanal.
OfficialBrazil's Ministry of Health, open data "Hospitals and Beds": entry for Maternidade Carmela Dutra · checked 29 Sep 2026
Transport
San Martín de los Andes
Chapelco (Aviador Carlos Campos) on RN 40 between San Martín and Junín, serving both towns. Regular flights: Aerolíneas Argentinas.
OfficialAviador Carlos Campos airport (Chapelco) · checked 27 Aug 2026
Florianópolis
A trip paid in cash or by QR is 7.70 reais, with a resident card 6.20, with a tourist card 7.20. The express bus is 20 reais.
SpecialistConsórcio Fênix, city bus operator: fares and FAQ · checked 29 Sep 2026
Climate
San Martín de los Andes
About 1,500 mm a year, 1–10 °C by day in winter, 9–27 °C in summer. 10–40 km further east it is noticeably drier, while the Andes remain close.
OfficialSan Martín de los Andes municipal tourism — climate · checked 27 Aug 2026
Florianópolis
July is the coolest month: on average from 13.3°C at night to 20.4°C by day. No frost, but not beach weather either, and it rains 9 days a month.
OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026
February is the warmest month: on average from 21.8°C at night to 28.4°C by day. It is also the rainiest month, almost 200 mm.
OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026
About 1,540 mm a year and 144 days with rain. It pours most in summer, from January to March, and is driest in June.
OfficialWMO, World Weather Information Service: climate normals for Florianópolis · checked 29 Sep 2026
Safety
San Martín de los Andes
SEGEMAR 2025: floods and slope movements; on the Ruta de los Siete Lagos the main risk is landslides, mudflows and rockfalls. In July 2026 a slide of mud and rocks closed RN 40.
OfficialSEGEMAR 2025 — hazard map of the San Martín / Villa La Angostura area · checked 28 Aug 2026
Neuquén province in 2025: 5.7 per 100k, the highest of all provinces (average 3.6), up 32.5% from 2024. The figure is driven by the provincial capital; there is no separate data for San Martín.
OfficialSNIC — Informe del Sistema Nacional de Información Criminal, year 2025, table 5 (intentional homicides by province) · checked 9 Sep 2026
Florianópolis
25 homicides in 2025 against 31 in 2024. For 587 thousand residents that is about 4 per 100 thousand.
OfficialSSP-SC: monthly indicators bulletin, December 2025, homicides by municipality · checked 29 Sep 2026
Internet and phone
San Martín de los Andes
COTESMA fiber up to 1,000 Mbps, with symmetric connections and a rural service available. The best of the cities checked, but check coverage by the exact address.
SpecialistCOTESMA — internet and coverage maps · checked 2 Sep 2026
Florianópolis
Fiber of 350–1000 Mbps costs about 80–120 reais a month: Claro 600 Mbps, 99.90; Vivo 700, 100.00. The average measured speed in the city is 202 Mbps.
SpecialistMinha Conexão: internet in Florianópolis, provider ranking and cheapest plans · checked 1 Oct 2026
Services
San Martín de los Andes
Piped gas is supplied by Camuzzi, which has accepted connection requests again since 5 January 2026. Tariff from 1 August 2026: ARS 250.11 per m³ plus a fixed part, before taxes. Electricity: EPEN.
SpecialistCamuzzi — gas connections resume in the Cordillera · checked 1 Oct 2026
Florianópolis
Water is supplied by CASAN. On 2–3 September 2026, because of a burst water main, 28 districts, including Centro and Trindade, were left without normal supply.
OfficialARESC, state regulator: notice of a water main break in Florianópolis, 3 September 2026 · checked 29 Sep 2026
CASAN water: 29.49 reais a month fixed plus 1.96 / 9.11 / 12.18 / 15.32 per m³ by band. At 15 m³ water is 94.64, with sewage 189.28 reais.
OfficialARESC: CASAN water and sewerage bill calculation file (residential tariff) · checked 30 Sep 2026
CELESC from 22 August 2026: 0.760 reais per kWh before taxes. For 300 kWh this is 227.93 reais before taxes, about 299 with taxes by the calculator site's estimate.
SpecialistEnergy calculator: CELESC tariff for a home from 22 August 2026 (based on ANEEL data) · checked 30 Sep 2026
The SCGás network in the center is only being built (since 16 July 2026); tariff 7.14 reais per m³. A 13 kg cylinder averages 127 reais according to ANP (6 points).
OfficialSCGás: residential gas tariff from 1 July 2026, single tier · checked 30 Sep 2026

