Curitiba vs Denver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Denver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$6409
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1710
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2799
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	61	91
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	716K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 69% less expensive than in Denver. Cities ranked 6551st and 432nd ($852 vs $2791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 365th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.6 months in Denver. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Denver ranked 61st in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 239th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Denver

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	Curitiba	Denver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$78.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1860
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2961
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3638
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$7.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$14.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$66.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$18639

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2546
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2742
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2667
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2728
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2540
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2972
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2598
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2749
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2524
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2917
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2727
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2509
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2034
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2278
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2323
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1771
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2140
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1920
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1928
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1648
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2418
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1880
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1753
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1519
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2220
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2472
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1748
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1676