Charlotte vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Charlotte	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2528	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5839	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$1559	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$2624	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$636	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$162	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4485	$445
😷 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 235% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 761st and 6656th ($2528 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 705th and 12th 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 62nd best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 252nd and 5882nd 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	$16.6	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$5.06	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1601	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1337	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.8	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4188	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2832	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.61	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.44	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.8	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.19	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.65	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.14	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.26	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.9	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.8	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$54	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.3	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1337	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25956	$7461

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Cities near Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888

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