Curitiba vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$843
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$2415
🏠 One person rent	$345	$389
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$786
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$87.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$1129
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	91
😀 Quality of life	55	71
🏙️ Population	1.77M	11.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 9% less expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 6590th and 6287th ($766 vs $843) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 22nd in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.3 months in Hangzhou. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Hangzhou ranked 9th in China, while ranked 5836th and 2189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Hangzhou

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	Curitiba	Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$3.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$994
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$640
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$8017
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$4326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$17.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$6.21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$5.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$491
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$22679

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$742
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$585
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$698
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$703
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$1020
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$702
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$731
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$733
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$690
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$749
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$771
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1136
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$706
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$718
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1028
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$729
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$685
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$612
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$694
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$633
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$674
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$719
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$620
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$661
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$903
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$651
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$629
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$738
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$712
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$674
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$774