Curitiba vs Lusaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Lusaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$1907
🏠 One person rent	$336	$360
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$225
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	36
😀 Quality of life	56	51
🏙️ Population	1.96M	2.47M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 4% more expensive than in Lusaka. Cities ranked 6359th and 6460th ($809 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 9th in Brazil and Zambia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Zambia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.4 months in Lusaka. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Lusaka ranked 1st in Zambia, while ranked 5843rd and 6238th 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	$5.76	$3.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$3.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$67.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$131
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	21.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$2014
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$4865
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$8.46
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$5.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$3.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$24.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$5932

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Lusaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
166 km or 103 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$968
209 km or 130 mi	Choma	$795
275 km or 171 mi	Ndola	$1210
289 km or 179 mi	Kitwe	$1238
297 km or 184 mi	Chinhoyi	$784
318 km or 198 mi	Mufulira	$1236
322 km or 200 mi	Chingola	$1107
370 km or 230 mi	Kadoma	$689
373 km or 232 mi	Livingstone	$734
399 km or 248 mi	Harare	$957
411 km or 255 mi	Chitungwiza	$852
426 km or 265 mi	Lubumbashi	$1025
429 km or 267 mi	Kwekwe	$691
464 km or 288 mi	Marondera	$761
475 km or 295 mi	Mansa	$1121
478 km or 297 mi	Gweru	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Likasi	$953
529 km or 329 mi	Bulawayo	$777
574 km or 356 mi	Tete	$970
584 km or 363 mi	Masvingo	$837
605 km or 376 mi	Kolwezi	$961
611 km or 380 mi	Mutare	$645
613 km or 381 mi	Lilongwe	$367
645 km or 401 mi	Francistown	$550
658 km or 409 mi	Kasama	$1176
686 km or 426 mi	Chimoio	$993
688 km or 428 mi	Ntcheu	$332
694 km or 431 mi	Mzimba	$337
721 km or 448 mi	Blantyre	$363
729 km or 453 mi	Monkey Bay	$335
756 km or 470 mi	Zomba	$326
757 km or 471 mi	Mangochi	$332
762 km or 474 mi	Mzuzu	$338
775 km or 482 mi	Mulanje	$327
792 km or 492 mi	Serowe	$554
802 km or 499 mi	Palapye	$511
852 km or 529 mi	Beira	$1014
869 km or 540 mi	Mahalapye	$605
917 km or 570 mi	Mbeya	$457
956 km or 594 mi	Quelimane	$992