Curitiba vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$3838
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	81
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	577K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 58% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6406th and 1786th ($874 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1421st 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 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Curitiba	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$24100

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Cities near Curitiba

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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400