Curitiba vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$1082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$2560
🏠 One person rent	$362	$485
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$306
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$1614
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	74
😀 Quality of life	60	62
🏙️ Population	1.77M	4.43M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 25% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6602nd and 5031st ($817 vs $1082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5872nd and 5648th 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	$5.23	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$2.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$824
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$632
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$40.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	11.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$1106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$741
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$77.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$5503

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915