Curitiba vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$3707
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	82
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	577K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 60% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1864th ($817 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1525th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 5872nd and 195th 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	$5.23	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$23971

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399