Curitiba vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4720
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	66	97
🏙️ Population	1.77M	8.8M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 76% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6406th and 28th ($874 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.3 months in London. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 4836th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs London

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	Curitiba	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$25686

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178