Curitiba vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$2003
🏠 One person rent	$365	$272
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$437
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$130
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	35
😀 Quality of life	66	51
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.47M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 12% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6406th and 6881st ($874 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 9th in Brazil and Zambia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.2 months in Lusaka. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 4836th and 6622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Lusaka

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	Curitiba	Lusaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$8.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$496
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$271
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$63.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$58.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	24.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$4422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.25
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$6.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$15258

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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 Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$925
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$849
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$692
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1304
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$629
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1602
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1378
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$727
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$813
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$1015
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$780
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1125
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$677
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1166
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$565
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$1029
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$632
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$792
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$840
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$1044
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$754
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$587
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$632
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1132
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$875
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$489
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$559
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$495
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$516
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$452
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$494
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$522
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$456
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$590
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$549
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$952
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$615
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$463
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$691