Curitiba vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$809
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2018
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$336
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$565
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$508
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
60
90
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
1.96M
9.21M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 37% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6359th and 4206th ($809 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 8th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5843rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Curitiba Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.76
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.2
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.22
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.09
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$365
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$592
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$431
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$81.2
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.5
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.01%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2006
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1511
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.7
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.59
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.33
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.34
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.18
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.5
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.54
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.9
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7874
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$728
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$714
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$665
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$526
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$599
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$692
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$682
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$659
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$682
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$756
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$662
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$641
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$697
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$729
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$626
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$655
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$691
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$925
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$669
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$612
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$660
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$667
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$655
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$688
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$659
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$586
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$657
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$723
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$658
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$658
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$651
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$607
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$661
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$652
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$660
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$628

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881