Curitiba vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$2810
🏠 One person rent	$365	$579
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$535
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	61	65
😀 Quality of life	66	64
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.53M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 25% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6406th and 4852nd ($874 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Colombia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 4836th and 5346th 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	$6.63	$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$8196

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687