Curitiba vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$331	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$498
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	78
😀 Quality of life	55	65
🏙️ Population	1.77M	9.94M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 23% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6656th and 5647th ($755 vs $977) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Peru, respectively. Check Brazil vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5882nd and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Lima

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	Curitiba	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697