Barcelona vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$2126
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
90
65
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.77M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 148% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1722nd and 6551st ($2116 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 13th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 205th and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Curitiba

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Barcelona Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.8
$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$7717

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

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