Curitiba vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$368	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$358
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	35
😀 Quality of life	65	56
🏙️ Population	1.77M	756K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 26% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6551st and 7403rd ($852 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5281st and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs La Paz

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	Curitiba	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$3005

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661