Curitiba vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$368	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$525
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	61	41
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	1.77M	938K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 42% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6551st and 4191st ($852 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5281st and 6176th 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	$5.8	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$5107

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769