Barcelona vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Barcelona	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2087	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4665	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1268	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2065	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$498	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2248	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	98	60
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	1.7M	1.77M

The cost of living in Barcelona is 155% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1764th and 6602nd ($2087 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 10th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 229th and 5872nd 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	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.8	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.44	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1373	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1063	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$36.1	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.22%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6508	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4968	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.1	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.59	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.04	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.03	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.65	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.4	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.4	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.9	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$717	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15137	$6739

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1557
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1687
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1598
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1637
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1590
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1610
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1575
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1408
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1200
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1192
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1322
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1445
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1490
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1229
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1828
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1374
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1468
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1930
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1608
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1216
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1157
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1501
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1632
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1158
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1555
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1212
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1239
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1657
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1531
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1363
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2804
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1593
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1318
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1703

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605