Curitiba vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$3759
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$8458
🏠 One person rent	$368	$2610
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$4644
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$7771
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	61	25
😀 Quality of life	65	80
🏙️ Population	1.77M	41K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 77% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6551st and 17th ($852 vs $3759) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Brazil and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Brazil vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5281st and 724th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs George Town

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	Curitiba	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$29.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$16.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$7.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$2741
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$5028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$4147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	8.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$9286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3565
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$3.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$9.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$17.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$7.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$2.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$25268

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664