Curitiba vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$925
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2456
🏠 One person rent	$331	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$743
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$514
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	47
😀 Quality of life	55	51
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.65M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 18% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 6656th and 5905th ($755 vs $925) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively. Check Brazil vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5882nd and 6147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Guayaquil

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	Curitiba	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$3.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$50.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$269
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$278
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$58.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$91.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	8.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$2101
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$6.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$31.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$7.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$5836

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$806
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$697
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$823
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$766
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$816
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$569
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$758
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$651
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$538
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$990
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$463
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$573
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$600
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$505
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$884
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$513
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$505
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$519
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$565
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$518
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$548
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$531
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$571
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$514
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$598
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$549
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$562
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$477
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$410
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$714
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$748
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$742
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$666
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$694
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$557
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$504