Calgary vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$2126
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$566
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	61
😀 Quality of life	90	65
🏙️ Population	1.31M	1.77M

The cost of living in Calgary is 149% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1716th and 6551st ($2118 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 13th 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 21st best city to live in Canada vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 209th and 5281st 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	$17	$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$7717

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

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