Amsterdam vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2126
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$566
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	61
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	921K	1.77M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 276% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 126th and 6551st ($3203 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in the Netherlands and Brazil, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 13th and 5281st 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	$21.2	$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$7717

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661