Curitiba vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4054
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	61	85
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	1.77M	384K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 61% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6406th and 1402nd ($874 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1171st 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 New Orleans. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 290th 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	$6.63	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940