Baltimore vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Baltimore	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2224	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5241	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$1309	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2141	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$623	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4251	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	61
😀 Quality of life	91	66
🏙️ Population	586K	1.77M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 154% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1429th and 6406th ($2224 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Baltimore ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 138th and 4836th 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	$16.7	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.9	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.61	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$981	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1812	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.8	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2495	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2320	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.3	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.62	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.6	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1730	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18541	$8836

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037

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