Cali vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cali	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$748	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1926	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$287	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$513	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$269	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$445
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	45	60
😀 Quality of life	50	55
🏙️ Population	2.47M	1.77M

The cost of living in Cali is 0.8% less expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 6679th and 6656th ($748 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 12th in Colombia and Brazil, respectively. Check Colombia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Cali compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Curitiba ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 6204th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cali vs Curitiba

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	Cali	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.3	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.9	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$536	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$76.8	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.6	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.11%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$992	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$798	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.65	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.2	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.61	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.14	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.38	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.85	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.8	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.6	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.78	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6351	$7461

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Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571