Barcelona vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$2192
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
61
😀 Quality of life
90
66
🏙️ Population
1.73M
1.77M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 144% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1659th and 6406th ($2129 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 14th in Spain and Brazil, respectively. Check Spain vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 174th and 4836th 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
$17.3
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$8836

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

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