Calgary vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Calgary	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2095	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4718	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$1885	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3093	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	61
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.77M

The cost of living in Calgary is 140% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1759th and 6406th ($2095 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 14th in Canada and Brazil, respectively. Check Canada vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Calgary ranked 9th best city to live in Canada vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 187th and 4836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Curitiba

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	Calgary	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.66	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1234	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$935	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1946	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3751	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3441	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.85	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.57	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.7	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$820	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15881	$8836

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872

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