Curitiba vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1656
🏠 One person rent	$331	$304
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$525
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$71.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$414
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	33
😀 Quality of life	55	46
🏙️ Population	1.77M	756K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 10% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6656th and 6947th ($755 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Brazil and Bolivia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5882nd and 6481st 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	$4.86	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$7.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.32
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$23.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$36
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	8.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$26.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$5.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$6.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$6.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$3313

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$673
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$600
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$520
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$535
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$547
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$538
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$414
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$748
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$588
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$774
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$666
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$507
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$923
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$626
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$780
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$591
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$630
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$673
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$734
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$735
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$598
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$804
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1011
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$804
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$656
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$787
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$729
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$562
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$575
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$614
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$796
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$577
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$1121
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$606
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$977
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$790
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580