Curitiba vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$2221
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$336	$1319
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$2448
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$4662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	1.96M	2.3M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 64% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6359th and 1234th ($809 vs $2221) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1107th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 5843rd and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Houston

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	Curitiba	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$9.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$1372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1066
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$3100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1960
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$67.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$4081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$3710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$8.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$23011

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2141
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2118
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2132
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2126
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2107
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2115
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2123
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2125
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2055
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2023
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1801
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1988
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1694
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1829
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1925
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1778
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1975
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1445
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2590
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2095
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2066
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2150
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2146
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2093
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2146
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2190
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2071
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2175