Curitiba vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$345	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$765
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	60	41
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	1.77M	580K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 42% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6590th and 4282nd ($766 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5836th and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Kingston

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	Curitiba	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$2136

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728