Curitiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2018
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$336
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$508
$1117
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
60
97
😀 Quality of life
56
75
🏙️ Population
1.96M
18.7M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 9% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6359th and 6607th ($809 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 54th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5843rd and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Guangzhou

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Curitiba Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.76
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.01%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1511
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$4.51
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7874
$18235

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$728
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$714
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$665
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$526
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$599
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$692
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$682
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$659
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$682
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$756
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$662
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$641
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$697
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$729
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$626
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$655
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$691
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$925
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$669
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$612
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$660
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$667
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$655
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$688
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$659
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$586
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$657
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$723
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$658
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$658
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$651
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$607
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$661
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$652
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$660
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$628

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620