Chengdu vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chengdu	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1647	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$252	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$230	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$917	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	94	60
😀 Quality of life	75	60
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.77M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 22% less expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 7530th and 6602nd ($635 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 114th and 10th 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 5th best city to live in China vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 1800th and 5872nd 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	$2.87	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.5	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.31	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$313	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$574	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$318	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.1	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.2	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.2	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3973	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.7	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.61	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.02	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.95	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.34	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.97	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.37	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.6	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$251	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11647	$6739

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605