Curitiba vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4659
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	66	96
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.3M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 61% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6406th and 1367th ($874 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1144th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Curitiba	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$22291

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123