Curitiba vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$362	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$504
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	60	40
😀 Quality of life	60	57
🏙️ Population	1.77M	580K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 40% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6602nd and 4339th ($817 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5872nd and 6173rd 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	$5.23	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$4783

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713