Curitiba vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4482
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	61	99
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	1.77M	3.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 74% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6406th and 62nd ($874 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 47th 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 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 50th 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	$6.63	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000