Buenos Aires vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$1931
🏠 One person rent
$402
$345
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$620
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$468
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
79
60
😀 Quality of life
72
55
🏙️ Population
3.12M
1.77M

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 19% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 6099th and 6590th ($909 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Argentina and Brazil, respectively. Check Argentina vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Curitiba ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 1789th and 5836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Buenos Aires Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$7687

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

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