Curitiba vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$331	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$962
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	48
😀 Quality of life	55	75
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.32M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 44% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6656th and 4065th ($755 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and Uruguay, respectively. Check Brazil vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5882nd and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Montevideo

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	Curitiba	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$8232

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940