Baltimore vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$2126
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$566
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	61
😀 Quality of life	91	65
🏙️ Population	586K	1.77M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 162% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1414th and 6551st ($2234 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 164th and 5281st 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	$17.3	$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$7717

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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