Curitiba vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$365	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$434
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	35
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	1.77M	756K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 26% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6406th and 7306th ($874 vs $694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th 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 0.6 months in La Paz. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 4836th and 6167th 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	$6.63	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$2571

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670