Amsterdam vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$508
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	60
😀 Quality of life	94	56
🏙️ Population	921K	1.96M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 215% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 612th and 6359th ($2545 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Curitiba ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 37th and 5843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Curitiba

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	Amsterdam	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$7874

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628