Curitiba vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$3391
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	66
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	1.77M	633K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 54% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6551st and 2663rd ($852 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1875th 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 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 362nd 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	$5.8	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$27314

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822