Columbus vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	72	60
😀 Quality of life	90	60
🏙️ Population	906K	1.77M

The cost of living in Columbus is 167% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1512th and 6602nd ($2181 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd and 10th 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 64th best city to live in the United States vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 217th and 5872nd 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	$19.3	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$6739

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

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