Curitiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$817
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2009
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$362
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$608
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$488
$792
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
60
97
😀 Quality of life
60
75
🏙️ Population
1.77M
18.7M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 8% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6838th ($817 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 36th 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 months in Guangzhou. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 5872nd and 2100th 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
$5.23
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$2.49
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$644
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$441
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.5
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.5
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.18%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1916
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1300
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.3
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.8
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.63
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.71
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.16
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.32
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.22
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.8
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.08
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$47.5
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.59
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.5
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.3
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6739
$14783

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$704
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$693
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$627
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$570
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$606
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$717
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$659
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$558
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$647
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$699
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$716
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$679
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$633
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$693
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$681
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$680
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$547
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$625
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$588
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$904
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$662
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$603
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$616
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$621
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$622
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$666
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$666
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$542
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$673
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$615
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$589
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$678
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$706
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$576
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$780
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$582
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$704
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$654
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$554
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$605

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677