Curitiba vs Hamilton - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Hamilton
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$2103
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1304
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2079
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$2679
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	73
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	569K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 61% less expensive than in Hamilton. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1725th ($817 vs $2103) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 23rd in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.3 months in Hamilton. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Hamilton ranked 17th in Canada, while ranked 5872nd and 176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Hamilton

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	Curitiba	Hamilton
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$71
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$4.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$1884
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$50
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$12302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$4675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$7.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$45.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$19470

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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 Hamilton

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Burlington	$2193
26 km or 16 mi	Oakville	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Brantford	$1844
38 km or 23 mi	Cambridge	$2010
42 km or 26 mi	Mississauga	$2326
42 km or 26 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
45 km or 28 mi	Guelph	$1998
48 km or 30 mi	Brampton	$2033
52 km or 32 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
54 km or 34 mi	Kitchener	$2071
57 km or 36 mi	Waterloo	$1928
60 km or 37 mi	Welland	$1705
60 km or 37 mi	Toronto	$2464
67 km or 42 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Vaughan	$2241
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
76 km or 47 mi	Orangeville	$1869
78 km or 49 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
79 km or 49 mi	Grand Island	$2049
85 km or 53 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
86 km or 53 mi	Markham	$2242
90 km or 56 mi	Stratford	$1683
92 km or 57 mi	Buffalo	$2187
92 km or 57 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
95 km or 59 mi	Ajax	$2449
97 km or 60 mi	Lockport	$2044
98 km or 61 mi	West Seneca	$2109
99 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Hamburg	$1868
107 km or 67 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
108 km or 67 mi	Lancaster	$2083
108 km or 67 mi	Clarence	$2082
109 km or 68 mi	Oshawa	$1564
116 km or 72 mi	London	$1931
127 km or 79 mi	Erie	$1925
127 km or 79 mi	Barrie	$1443
139 km or 86 mi	Jamestown	$2180
154 km or 96 mi	Orillia	$1936
169 km or 105 mi	Owen Sound	$1659