Curitiba vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$331	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3516
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	67
😀 Quality of life	55	87
🏙️ Population	1.77M	633K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 60% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6656th and 2179th ($755 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1817th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5882nd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Memphis

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	Curitiba	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$27369

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738