Curitiba vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$368	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$3678
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	1.77M	8.8M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 77% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6551st and 20th ($852 vs $3740) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 months in London. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5281st and 12th 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	$5.8	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$30567

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199