Buying a home in Rondônia: costs and figures

Buying in Rondônia, in detail

Growth defines Rondônia. Between the 2022 census (1,581,196 people, 23rd of 27 units) and the 2026 projection (1,757,338), the population rises 11.1%. Only one unit does better, since the state ranks 2nd of 27. Brazil as a whole grows 5.5%.

The housing mix sits near the national one. Tenants live in 20.1% of the 555,567 homes counted in 2022, 18th of 27, with 70.4% owned. Brazil rents 22.2%. Households average 2.85 people, 14th of 27, a little over the 2.8 national figure.

On the price side, the central bank looks only at financed homes. In Rondônia the median appraisal is R$ 237,000, ranking 18th of 27, below the R$ 291 thousand national figure. A Price loan on this median asks R$ 1,768 monthly. Building is another matter. SINAPI, the construction-cost survey, gives a square metre at R$ 2,193, 3rd of 27, above the R$ 2,000 national mark. So the state ranks low for appraisals and high for construction.

Porto Velho is the only city from the state listed by Payotte. It has 460,434 residents, 29.1% of the state, and sits 42nd nationally. Its IPTU, a yearly municipal levy on property, reached R$ 304 for each home in 2024, which ranks 93rd in the list of the 100 biggest cities. Rondônia has just this one city on the site, so the state page and the city page describe the same market.

The ITBI there is 2%, the same as the median of the 41 cities whose law was read. Just one city asks less and 13 ask more.

Take R$ 500 thousand. ITBI comes to R$ 10,000. Add R$ 8,712 for the escritura, the deed signed before a notary, and R$ 4,993 for the registro, the entry at the property registry. The state schedule prints the amounts paid in full. All together the cost is R$ 23,704, or 4.74% of the price. At R$ 1 million it is R$ 41,637, or 4.16%.

Financing follows national terms: up to 80% of the price, 30 years. In August 2026 banks averaged 11.28% a year, and the Selic stood at 13.75%. A R$ 400,000 loan opens at R$ 3,730 per month with Price, R$ 4,690 with SAC.

Calculate for Rondônia

The questions, answered

How much are the purchase costs on a R$ 500 thousand home in Porto Velho?

On a R$ 500 thousand home in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondônia, ITBI transfer tax (2%) R$ 10,000, notary deed (escritura) R$ 8,712, registration at the property registry R$ 4,993: R$ 23,704 in all, from the rates and fee tables read on 15 October 2026.

How much are the purchase costs on a R$ 1 million home in Porto Velho?

On a R$ 1 million home in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondônia: ITBI transfer tax (2%) R$ 20,000, notary deed (escritura) R$ 13,758, registration at the property registry R$ 7,880, R$ 41,637 in all.

What is the ITBI rate in Porto Velho?

Porto Velho charges ITBI at 2% of the value of the transfer (Lei Complementar nº 878/2021 (17/12/2021) art. 234 (alíquota), art. 233 (base), art. 240 (pagamento)).

What monthly payment on a R$ 500 thousand home in Rondônia?

R$ 400,000 borrowed on a R$ 500 thousand home (CMN cap 80%) costs R$ 3,738 a month with Price over 30 years at 11.31% (September 2026), or R$ 4,699 the first month with SAC.

Do more people rent in Rondônia than in Brazil as a whole?

In the 2022 Census, 20.1% of the 555,567 occupied homes in Rondônia were rented and 70.4% owned by a resident, against 22.2% rented across Brazil (IBGE).

What is the typical value of a financed home in Rondônia?

The median appraisal value of homes financed in Rondônia was R$ 237,000 in June 2026, against R$ 290,545 for Brazil (Banco Central do Brasil, homes bought with a loan only, not all sales).

What is the average construction cost per square metre in Rondônia?

The SINAPI average construction cost published by the IBGE for Rondônia was R$ 2,193 per square metre in September 2026, against R$ 2,000 for Brazil.

How much tax when you sell a home in Rondônia?

Federal rules apply in Rondônia as everywhere in Brazil. A non-resident pays 15% on a gain up to R$ 5 million, rising by bands to 22.5% (Law 8,981, art. 21), withheld by the buyer: bought R$ 800 thousand, sold R$ 1.2 million, a gain of R$ 400,000 costs R$ 60,000 (R$ 100,000 in a low-tax jurisdiction, 25%). A resident selling an only property for R$ 440,000 or less is exempt, as is one reinvesting within 180 days.

How many people live in Rondônia?

Rondônia had 1,581,196 residents in the 2022 Census, and 1,757,338 in the IBGE estimate for 2026.

How Rondônia compares

Rondônia counted 1,581,196 residents in 2022, 0.8% of Brazil's 203,080,756 across the 27 federative units and the 23rd largest. The IBGE estimate for 2026, 1,757,338, is 11.1% higher (Brazil: 5.5%), the 2nd fastest of the 27. Porto Velho is the city of the state on Payotte, holding 29.1% of its residents. Region: Norte; 2.85 residents per occupied home against 2.8 nationally.

20.1% of the 555,567 occupied homes of Rondônia were rented in 2022, well below the 22.2% national share; 70.4% were owned by a resident. That is the 18th highest rental share of 27 units.

Porto Velho, the capital, charges ITBI at 2%, exactly the median of the 41 city rates read. That is R$ 10,000 on R$ 500 thousand and R$ 20,000 on R$ 1 million.

On R$ 500 thousand, the Rondônia fee table gives the notary deed R$ 8,712 (R$ 13,758 on R$ 1 million) and registration R$ 4,993 (R$ 7,880 on R$ 1 million). All the lines Payotte computes add up to R$ 23,704, 4.74% of the price, and 4.16% on R$ 1 million: fees weigh less as the price doubles. The table prints the amount the user pays.

In Rondônia the median appraisal of a financed home is R$ 237,000, 18.4% below the national R$ 290,545 and 18th of 27 units; a R$ 500 thousand purchase is 2.1 times that median. A loan of 80% on the median home would cost R$ 1,772 a month over 30 years with the Price system at 11.31%, against R$ 3,738 for R$ 500 thousand. The SINAPI construction cost, R$ 2,193 per square metre, is 9.6% above the national R$ 2,000 (3rd of 27).

The figures

No open official series gives home prices by city in Brazil; the Banco Central median is by state.

Cities of Rondônia on Payotte

• Porto VelhoITBI 2%