Curitiba vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$2651
🏠 One person rent	$336	$514
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$1033
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$752
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	1.96M	15.5M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 21% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 6359th and 5143rd ($809 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Brazil and Turkey, respectively. Check Brazil vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 5843rd and 798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Istanbul

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	Curitiba	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$6.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$854
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$37
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$60.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$10.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	38.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$9.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$54.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$7.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$45.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$9042

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$574
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$582
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$558
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$527
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$577
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$618
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$550
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$772
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$577
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$512
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$576
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$642
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$414
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$421
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$616
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$500
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$407
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$665
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$438
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$558
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$561
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$640
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$508
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$530
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$665
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$519
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$618
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$851
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$907
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$563
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$576
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$493
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$616
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$606
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$567
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$647
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$937
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1001