Curitiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$852
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2126
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$368
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$566
$829
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
65
74
🏙️ Population
1.77M
18.7M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 9% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6551st and 6835th ($852 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 32nd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 5281st and 2285th 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
$5.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.14%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2182
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7717
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694