Brasilia vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brasilia	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$806	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2242	$1931
🏠 One person rent	$339	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$716	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$256	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$117	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$457	$468
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	28	60
😀 Quality of life	56	55
🏙️ Population	2.82M	1.77M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 5% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 6414th and 6590th ($806 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 18th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Ranked 10th vs 14th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5782nd vs 5836th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Curitiba

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	Brasilia	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.74	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.4	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.25	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$893	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$535	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.1	$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.2	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.88%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2484	$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1454	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.45	$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.48	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.34	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.05	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.11	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.53	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.17	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.13	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.74	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.3	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.72	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.1	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$484	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11560	$7687

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$694
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$545
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$633
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$656
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$603
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$631
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$625
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$606
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$609
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$634
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$638
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$586
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$653
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$635
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$563
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$587
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$603
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$647
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$602
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$573
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$588
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$592
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$547
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$597
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$551
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$649
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$656
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$468
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$563
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$597
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$553
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$614
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$581
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$814
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$726
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$580
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$613

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596