Curitiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1931
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$345
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.1
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1294
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
60
97
😀 Quality of life
55
75
🏙️ Population
1.77M
18.7M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 0.4% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6590th and 6602nd ($766 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 49th 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5836th and 1036th 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
$5.35
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.1
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7687
$15919

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$669
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$659
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$623
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$565
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$596
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$680
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$581
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$633
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$648
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$691
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$625
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$618
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$653
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$670
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$534
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$620
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$594
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$826
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$636
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$608
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$627
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$629
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$605
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$653
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$629
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$512
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$630
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$661
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$608
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$609
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$621
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$567
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$627
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$606
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$604
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$596

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671