Curitiba vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$5396
🏠 One person rent	$331	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$2321
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$685
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$82
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3816
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	85
😀 Quality of life	55	87
🏙️ Population	1.77M	384K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 66% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6656th and 1304th ($755 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1179th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 5882nd and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs New Orleans

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	Curitiba	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$98.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1460
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$2636
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1899
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$2606
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$2090
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$46.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$5.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$8.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$9.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$5.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$4.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$61.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1564
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$10189

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2114
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1974
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1726
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2003
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1767
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1583
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2174
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2050
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2015
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1781
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1828
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2119
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1709
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1807
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1941
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1895
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1868
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1894
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1874
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2252
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1954
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1772
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2072
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2037
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2092
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2213
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2020
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2037
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1979
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1581
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1923
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1805
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1673
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1989