Curitiba vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$331	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$162
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	60	47
😀 Quality of life	55	40
🏙️ Population	1.77M	15.1M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 32% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 6656th and 4761st ($755 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 3rd in Brazil and Nigeria, respectively. Check Brazil vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 5882nd and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Lagos

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	Curitiba	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$2289

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507