Curitiba vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$5385
🏠 One person rent	$331	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$2164
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$649
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$4006
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	64
😀 Quality of life	55	86
🏙️ Population	1.77M	508K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 64% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6656th and 1532nd ($755 vs $2121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1366th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.9 months in Kansas. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Kansas ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 5882nd and 320th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Kansas

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	Curitiba	Kansas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$83.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$2362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$53.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$2153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$5.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$7.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$146
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$28999

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846