Curitiba vs Indianapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Indianapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$5581
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1437
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2329
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4148
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	70
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	888K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 64% less expensive than in Indianapolis. Cities ranked 6551st and 1140th ($852 vs $2374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 975th 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 1.7 months in Indianapolis. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Indianapolis ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Indianapolis

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	Curitiba	Indianapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$73.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$6.94
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1555
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$71.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$2259
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1739
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$5.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1809
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$25946

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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 Indianapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Lawrence	$2074
18 km or 11 mi	Greenwood	$1928
22 km or 14 mi	Plainfield	$2053
22 km or 14 mi	Brownsburg	$1874
23 km or 14 mi	Carmel	$2034
24 km or 15 mi	Fishers	$2011
29 km or 18 mi	Westfield	$1992
32 km or 20 mi	Franklin	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Greenfield	$1855
33 km or 21 mi	Noblesville	$1954
55 km or 34 mi	Anderson	$1678
65 km or 41 mi	Columbus	$1806
75 km or 46 mi	Bloomington	$2086
79 km or 49 mi	Kokomo	$1691
81 km or 50 mi	Muncie	$1497
95 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$1968
96 km or 60 mi	Marion	$1830
99 km or 61 mi	West Lafayette	$2022
108 km or 67 mi	Richmond	$1872
111 km or 69 mi	Terre Haute	$1536
124 km or 77 mi	Oxford	$1911
132 km or 82 mi	Danville	$1952
143 km or 89 mi	Hamilton	$1994
147 km or 91 mi	Fairfield	$1993
155 km or 97 mi	Middletown	$1554
156 km or 97 mi	Florence	$1924
159 km or 99 mi	Cincinnati	$2057
160 km or 99 mi	Trotwood	$1933
162 km or 101 mi	Covington	$2343
165 km or 102 mi	Mason	$1904
165 km or 103 mi	Clarksville	$1895
166 km or 103 mi	Independence	$2122
166 km or 103 mi	New Albany	$1908
167 km or 104 mi	Dayton	$1901
168 km or 104 mi	Jeffersonville	$1742
168 km or 104 mi	Piqua	$1833
169 km or 105 mi	Troy	$1849
169 km or 105 mi	Fort Wayne	$1752
171 km or 106 mi	Lebanon	$1864
172 km or 107 mi	Kettering	$1931