Boston vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$2126
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
92
65
🏙️ Population
676K
1.77M

The cost of living in Boston is 327% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 30th and 6551st ($3638 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 13th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 94th and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Curitiba

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Boston Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$7717

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Curitiba

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$707
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$726
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$662
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$563
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$634
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$765
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$713
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$582
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$693
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$762
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$771
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$733
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$676
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$746
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$740
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$733
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$579
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$673
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$614
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$979
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$712
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$645
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$657
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$660
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$665
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$711
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$719
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$584
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$725
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$656
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$627
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$727
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$754
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$615
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$841
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$615
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$753
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$700
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$589
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$661