Amsterdam vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	60
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	921K	1.77M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 270% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 331st and 6656th ($2791 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 13th in Brazil, while ranked 29th and 5882nd 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	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$7461

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571