Curitiba vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$2070
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2192
$5001
🏠 One person rent
$365
$1144
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$1987
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$655
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$3437
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
61
77
😀 Quality of life
66
87
🏙️ Population
1.77M
639K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 58% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6406th and 1839th ($874 vs $2070) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Detroit ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 319th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Detroit

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Curitiba Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$64.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$7.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$1370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$733
$2423
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$67.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.21%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$1855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$1282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$86.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.41
$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$88.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1375
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8836
$16262

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600