Columbus vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Columbus	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5154	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$1207	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$667	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3790	$643
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	73	61
😀 Quality of life	88	66
🏙️ Population	906K	1.77M

The cost of living in Columbus is 145% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1634th and 6406th ($2140 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1324th and 14th 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 Columbus compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Columbus ranked 73rd best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 266th and 4836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Curitiba

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	Columbus	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1354	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$919	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2171	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1698	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$213	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.4	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3423	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1817	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.7	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.28	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.03	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.99	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.74	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.09	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.2	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.8	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1464	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20945	$8836

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2075
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2088
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2120
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2117
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1897
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2021
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2018
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1928
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2008
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1919
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1836
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1941
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1626
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1824
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1663
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1811
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1833
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1567
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1880
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1908
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1855
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1579
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1906
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1898
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1745
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1836
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1933
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1707
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1843
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1617
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2066
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1599
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1900
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1881
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1495
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1818
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1936

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670