Curitiba vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$362	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$343
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	94
😀 Quality of life	60	63
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.32M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 17% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6602nd and 7112th ($817 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 62nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ranked 18th vs 6th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5872nd vs 5499th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Guarulhos

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	Curitiba	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$8855

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Cities near Curitiba

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

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668