Curitiba vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2192
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$365
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1122
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
61
93
😀 Quality of life
66
73
🏙️ Population
1.77M
9.21M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 41% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6406th and 4074th ($874 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4836th and 2482nd 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
$6.63
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$733
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.21%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.41
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8836
$13182

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005