Chengdu vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$242	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$508
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	60
😀 Quality of life	73	56
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.96M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 21% less expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 7269th and 6359th ($643 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 19th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Curitiba ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 1633rd and 5843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Curitiba

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	Chengdu	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.81	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$7874

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628