Chicago vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chicago	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2667	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6807	$1931
🏠 One person rent	$1579	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$3056	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$205	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4901	$468
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	2.75M	1.77M

The cost of living in Chicago is 248% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 483rd and 6590th ($2667 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 425th 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 Chicago compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 20th and 5836th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Chicago	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.3	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.62	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.12	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1974	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1280	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3828	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2594	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3158	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76.5	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.69	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.6	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.03	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.65	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.81	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$126	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.3	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.2	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2457	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19423	$7687

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Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357

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