Curitiba vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1739
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$3236
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	34
😀 Quality of life	65	85
🏙️ Population	1.77M	679K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 53% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6551st and 2753rd ($852 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 472nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs El Paso

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	Curitiba	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$6914

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384