Arlington vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	61
😀 Quality of life	78	66
🏙️ Population	394K	1.77M

The cost of living in Arlington is 119% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 2324th and 6406th ($1913 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th and 14th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 895th and 4836th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$8836

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670