Beijing vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$575	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$445
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	75	55
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.77M

The cost of living in Beijing is 35% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 5387th and 6656th ($1016 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 12th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Curitiba ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 989th and 5882nd 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	$3.86	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$7461

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571