Curitiba vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$3719
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	66
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	1.77M	633K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 54% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6406th and 2305th ($874 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1739th 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 1.9 months in Memphis. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Curitiba	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809