Curitiba vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$2196
🏠 One person rent	$336	$387
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$412
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	67
😀 Quality of life	56	54
🏙️ Population	1.96M	2.53M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 7% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6359th and 6140th ($809 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5843rd and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Medellin

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	Curitiba	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$6416

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$778
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$727
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$649
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$639
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$639
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$567
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$551
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$525
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$433
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$645
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$416
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$724
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$624
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$883
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$493
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$511
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$633
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$617
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$612
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$597
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$552
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$648
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$530
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$720
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$612
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$573
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$536
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$582
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$594
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$507
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$708
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$593
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$589
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$592
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$455
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$617