Beijing vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$589	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	73	60
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.77M

The cost of living in Beijing is 26% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 5355th and 6602nd ($1029 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 10th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 2546th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Curitiba

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	Beijing	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$6739

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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