Curitiba vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3947
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	81
😀 Quality of life	55	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	577K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 63% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6590th and 1688th ($766 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1442nd 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Milwaukee

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	Curitiba	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$24309

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392