Curitiba vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$345	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$5275
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	60	99
😀 Quality of life	55	94
🏙️ Population	1.77M	3.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 76% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6590th and 72nd ($766 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 59th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Los Angeles

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	Curitiba	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$28613

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754