Curitiba vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2405
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1478
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2331
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4390
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	70
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	888K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 64% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6406th and 1079th ($874 vs $2405) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 928th 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 1.8 months in Indianapolis. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Indianapolis ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Curitiba	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$74.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1535
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$2597
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1915
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1872
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$60.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$57
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1743
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$24177

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2088
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1968
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2060
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2065
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2035
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$2018
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2045
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1860
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1974
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1706
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1813
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2100
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1722
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1508
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2006
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1868
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$1913
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1877
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1575
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1913
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1967
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1984
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$2002
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1617
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1942
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2051
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2392
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1900
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1827
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2126
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1897
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1746
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1836
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1855
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1894
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1843
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1908