Curitiba vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4510
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	61	78
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	689K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 64% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 6406th and 982nd ($874 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 843rd in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Nashville

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	Curitiba	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$30286

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595