Curitiba vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$4422
🏠 One person rent	$365	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$2928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 54% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6406th and 2370th ($874 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 64th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4836th and 49th 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	$6.63	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$119
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$6432

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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 Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2051
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1917
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1829
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1892
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1914
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1817
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1828
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1903
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1850
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1864
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1675
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1421
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1199
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1575
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1828