Curitiba vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$2058
🏠 One person rent	$336	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$683
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	23
😀 Quality of life	56	55
🏙️ Population	1.96M	2.26M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 6% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6359th and 6183rd ($809 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 11th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Ranked 10th vs 14th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5843rd vs 5964th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Manaus

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	Curitiba	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$81.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$5190

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556