Curitiba vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$1996
🏠 One person rent	$368	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$349
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$364
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	95
😀 Quality of life	65	67
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.32M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 13% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 6551st and 6972nd ($852 vs $753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 56th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Ranked 8th vs 5th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5281st vs 4893rd 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	$5.8	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$36.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$56.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	11.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$99.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$6.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$9.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$3.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$21.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$86.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$379
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$9734

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Cities near Curitiba

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 Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1115
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$724
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$684
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$742
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$713
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$746
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$753
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$782
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$883
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$741
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$750
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$651
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$700
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$841
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$715
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$695
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$882
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$703
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$751
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$756
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$716