Curitiba vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$336	$928
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$2722
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	56	95
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.76M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 56% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6359th and 2281st ($809 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 76th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5843rd and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Montreal

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	Curitiba	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$7624

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576