Curitiba vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$852
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2126
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$368
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$566
$1028
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
93
😀 Quality of life
65
72
🏙️ Population
1.77M
9.21M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 40% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6551st and 4274th ($852 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5281st and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Mexico City

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Curitiba Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.8
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.2
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.14%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2182
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.1
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7717
$11420

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023