Atlanta vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$2126
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$566
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	61
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	499K	1.77M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 207% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 699th and 6551st ($2617 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th and 13th 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 Atlanta compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 231st and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Curitiba

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	Atlanta	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$7717

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

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