Curitiba vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$331	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$1392
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	60	93
😀 Quality of life	55	77
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.98M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 7% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6656th and 6403rd ($755 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Malaysia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5882nd and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Curitiba	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$8723

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719