Cape Town vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1366
$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3099
$2126
🏠 One person rent
$773
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1343
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$355
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$404
$566
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
55
61
😀 Quality of life
55
65
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.77M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 60% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 4432nd and 6551st ($1366 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in South Africa and Brazil, respectively. Check South Africa vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Cape Town ranked 4th best city to live in South Africa vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 6382nd and 5281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Curitiba

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Cape Town Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.7
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.71
$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.39
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$874
$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.25%
11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2160
$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1500
$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.16
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.7
$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.46
$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.21
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.29
$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.46
$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.94
$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.02
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.49
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.6
$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.6
$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.9
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$127
$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5378
$7717

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$1345
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$718
371 km or 231 mi George
$927
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$980
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$1036
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$811
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$874
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$1050
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$927
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1419
882 km or 548 mi East London
$795
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$763
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$630
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$681
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$952
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$826
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$986
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$875
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$826
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$901
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$791
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$934
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$697
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$694
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$765
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$1057
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$1017
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$731
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$662
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1171
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$958
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$1023
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$1089
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$948
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$968
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$905

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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