Curitiba vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$368	$421
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$99.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$419
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	61	46
😀 Quality of life	65	53
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.49M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 14% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6551st and 5709th ($852 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 24th in Brazil and Cuba, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.4 months in Havana. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 5281st and 6482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Havana

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	Curitiba	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	9.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$432
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$7.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$3.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$5.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$8.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$6.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$8.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$1.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$35.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$8521

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1141
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1091
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1164
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1199
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1155
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2932
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1097
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3170
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2831
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2761
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2620
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2502
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3297
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2465
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2509
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2738
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2775
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2739
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2586
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2767
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2713
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2963
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2690