Cali vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cali Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$829
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2097
$2126
🏠 One person rent
$318
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$288
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$453
$566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
47
61
😀 Quality of life
60
65
🏙️ Population
2.47M
1.77M

The cost of living in Cali is 3% less expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 6645th and 6551st ($829 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 13th 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 0.7 months in Curitiba. Cali ranked 4th best city to live in Colombia vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 5917th and 5281st 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
$4.79
$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.04
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.59
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.63
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$300
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$555
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.1
$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$24.5
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.68%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1099
$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$890
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.86
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.9
$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.75
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.09
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.92
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.89
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.06
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.39
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$66.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6650
$7717

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Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Palmira
$746
74 km or 46 mi Buenaventura
$825
80 km or 50 mi Tulua
$537
111 km or 69 mi Popayan
$606
148 km or 92 mi Neiva
$592
154 km or 96 mi Armenia
$719
160 km or 100 mi Cartago
$738
170 km or 105 mi Salento
$709
178 km or 111 mi Pereira
$789
184 km or 114 mi Ibague
$529
213 km or 132 mi Girardot
$547
214 km or 133 mi Manizales
$717
227 km or 141 mi Florencia
$514
251 km or 156 mi Quibdo
$757
262 km or 163 mi Pasto
$637
285 km or 177 mi Facatativa
$777
285 km or 177 mi Soacha
$919
301 km or 187 mi Bogota
$1062
308 km or 192 mi Tumaco
$663
316 km or 196 mi Ipiales
$640
321 km or 200 mi Envigado
$992
329 km or 204 mi Medellin
$1071
330 km or 205 mi Villavicencio
$575
330 km or 205 mi Zipaquira
$813
339 km or 210 mi Bello
$915
386 km or 240 mi Ibarra
$569
421 km or 261 mi Tunja
$667
446 km or 277 mi Esmeraldas
$613
463 km or 288 mi Quito
$902
469 km or 291 mi Duitama
$1019
471 km or 293 mi Sogamoso
$614
500 km or 311 mi Barrancabermeja
$1040
504 km or 313 mi Yopal
$750
506 km or 314 mi Santo Domingo
$598
518 km or 322 mi Turbo
$764
554 km or 344 mi Floridablanca
$744
556 km or 346 mi Bucaramanga
$754
571 km or 354 mi Ambato
$538
595 km or 369 mi Quevedo
$656
596 km or 370 mi Monteria
$703

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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