Curitiba vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$345	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$1695
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	72
😀 Quality of life	55	58
🏙️ Population	1.77M	4.43M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 29% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6590th and 5069th ($766 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 5836th and 5446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Johannesburg

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	Curitiba	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$5865

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045