Baltimore vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	60
😀 Quality of life	92	60
🏙️ Population	586K	1.77M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 184% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1219th and 6602nd ($2323 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 10th 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 128th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Curitiba

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	Baltimore	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$6739

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605