Curitiba vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$336	$213
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$195
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$45.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$356
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	21
😀 Quality of life	56	29
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.02M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 61% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6359th and 8495th ($809 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Brazil and Liberia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 5843rd and 8457th 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	$5.76	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$4.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$459
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	10.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$5.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$5.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$3.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$4.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$4.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$81.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$2816

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$470
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$689
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$689
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$468
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$469
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$977
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$972
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$751
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$971
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$989
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1024
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$975
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$897
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$968
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$888
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$891
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$923
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$976
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$472
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$916
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$892
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1114
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$518
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$778
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$693
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$479
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$874
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$799
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$471
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1049
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$471
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$732
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1060
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$470
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$471
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$556
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$459
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$476
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$486