Barcelona vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1887
$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4219
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$1118
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$1805
$620
🍽️ Food expenses
$475
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$156
$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2221
$468
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
98
60
😀 Quality of life
88
55
🏙️ Population
1.66M
1.77M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 146% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 2198th and 6590th ($1887 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 18th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Curitiba ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 238th and 5836th 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
$16.1
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.7
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.5
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1205
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$915
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2081
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1482
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35.6
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6469
$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4528
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.85
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.1
$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.88
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.2
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.07
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$65.4
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.7
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.5
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$652
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11932
$7687

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1473
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1577
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1491
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1507
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1507
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1321
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1105
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1134
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1240
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1571
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1485
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1309
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1688
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1245
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1391
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1783
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1499
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1177
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1094
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1344
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1548
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1209
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1456
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1244
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1551
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1330
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1439
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1274
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2685
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1531
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1399
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1581

Cities near Curitiba

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$669
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$659
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$623
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$565
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$596
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$680
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$581
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$633
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$648
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$691
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$625
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$618
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$653
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$670
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$534
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$620
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$594
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$826
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$636
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$608
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$627
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$629
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$605
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$653
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$629
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$512
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$630
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$661
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$608
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$609
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$621
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$567
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$627
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$606
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$604
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$596