Charlotte vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Charlotte	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2615	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6031	$1931
🏠 One person rent	$1631	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$2780	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4594	$468
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	60
😀 Quality of life	88	55
🏙️ Population	875K	1.77M

The cost of living in Charlotte is 241% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 574th and 6590th ($2615 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 508th and 18th in the United States and Brazil, respectively. Check the United States vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Charlotte compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Charlotte ranked 57th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 230th and 5836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Charlotte vs Curitiba

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	Charlotte	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.95	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.04	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.43	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1670	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1394	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3455	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2308	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4378	$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2768	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.2	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.8	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.18	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.04	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.26	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.28	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.78	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1274	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25869	$7687

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2313
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2178
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2270
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2115
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2146
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1971
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2155
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2194
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2012
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2142
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2081
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2052
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1530
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1844
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1917
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2094
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2105
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1919
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2110
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$2110
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2162
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2281
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2012
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1857
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2399
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1955
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2509
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1908
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1872
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2105
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2122
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2596
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2126
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2076
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$2088

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596