Curitiba vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$331	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$1273
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	60	23
😀 Quality of life	55	37
🏙️ Population	1.77M	951K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 44% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 6656th and 4063rd ($755 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Brazil vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.9 months in Freetown. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Freetown ranked 1st in Sierra Leone, while ranked 5882nd and 7302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Freetown

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	Curitiba	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$7.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$170
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$85.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	12.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$6.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$3.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$1.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$1.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$1.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$12.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$2.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$82.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$2773

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1061
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$998
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1278
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$998
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1272
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1019
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$523
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$487
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$804
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$827
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$999
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$964
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$487
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$487
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$552
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$507
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$477
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1000
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$489
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$998
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$569
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$490
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1052
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1046
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1114
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$916
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$491
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$904
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$970
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$499
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$937
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$906
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$647
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$490