Curitiba vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2192
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$365
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1288
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
61
96
😀 Quality of life
66
77
🏙️ Population
1.77M
18.7M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 11% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6406th and 6854th ($874 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 4836th and 1149th 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
$6.63
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$733
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.21%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.41
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8836
$19408

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13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$727
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$754
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$689
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$566
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$646
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$787
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$591
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$718
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$781
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$801
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$728
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$702
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$758
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$753
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$596
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$685
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$628
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$1035
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$719
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$657
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$653
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$694
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$694
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$719
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$720
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$601
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$728
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$682
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$645
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$634
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$848
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$619
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$761
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$699
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$610
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$670

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711