Curitiba vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$1779
🏠 One person rent	$336	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$648
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$1229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	60	93
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.98M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 9% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6359th and 6605th ($809 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 5843rd and 772nd 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	$5.76	$3.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$4.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$25.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$2386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$1168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$11.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$208
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$6454

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$582
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$480
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$553
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$545
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$602
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$611
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$554
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$482
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$638
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$610
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$512
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$578
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$566
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3007
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$500
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$585
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$483
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$453
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$487
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$496
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$472
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$520
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$650