Boston vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$2192
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
61
😀 Quality of life
91
66
🏙️ Population
676K
1.77M

The cost of living in Boston is 321% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 27th and 6406th ($3680 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 14th 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 105th and 4836th 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
$24.8
$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$8836

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Curitiba

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$727
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$754
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$689
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$566
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$646
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$787
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$591
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$718
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$781
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$801
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$728
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$702
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$758
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$753
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$596
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$685
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$628
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$1035
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$719
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$657
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$653
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$694
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$694
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$719
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$720
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$601
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$728
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$682
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$645
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$634
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$848
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$619
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$761
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$699
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$610
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$670