Curitiba vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$3968
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	86
😀 Quality of life	55	88
🏙️ Population	1.77M	384K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 65% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6590th and 1420th ($766 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1234th 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 1.8 months in New Orleans. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 222nd 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	$5.35	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$10192

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985