Curitiba vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$368	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$101
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	24
😀 Quality of life	65	27
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.02M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 59% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6551st and 8497th ($852 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Brazil and Liberia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5281st and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Monrovia

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	Curitiba	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$3619

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537