Curitiba vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$4088
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1008
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$3260
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	34
😀 Quality of life	66	85
🏙️ Population	1.77M	679K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 51% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6406th and 2822nd ($874 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1955th 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs El Paso ranked 145th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 437th 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	$6.63	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$6901

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$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

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373