Curitiba vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$368	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4258
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	61	99
😀 Quality of life	65	93
🏙️ Population	1.77M	3.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6551st and 72nd ($852 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 52nd 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 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 55th 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	$5.8	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$28004

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974