Curitiba vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$336	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	72
😀 Quality of life	56	61
🏙️ Population	1.96M	4.43M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 11% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6359th and 5921st ($809 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st 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 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 5843rd and 5184th 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	$5.76	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$4829

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952