Curitiba vs Kansas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Kansas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$2110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$5277
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1160
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2028
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$696
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$3972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	65
😀 Quality of life	60	88
🏙️ Population	1.77M	508K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 61% less expensive than in Kansas. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1700th ($817 vs $2110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1417th 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 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Kansas ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 5872nd and 299th 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	$5.23	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$85.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$6.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$947
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$2072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$2177
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$6.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$6.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$7.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1380
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$28880

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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 Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2293
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2237
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2019
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2266
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2390
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1765
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2311
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1902
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2248
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2052
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1647
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1841
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2261
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1943
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2160
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2120
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1912
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$1946
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1574
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1893
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1368
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1761
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1909
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1638
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1875
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1830
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1848
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1280
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1522
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$1963
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1535
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1614
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1729
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1816
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2106
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1852
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1899
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1855