Columbus vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	60
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	906K	1.96M

The cost of living in Columbus is 172% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1282nd and 6359th ($2202 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd and 19th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 202nd and 5843rd 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	$18.1	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$7874

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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	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

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