Curitiba vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$345	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$5777
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	55	97
🏙️ Population	1.77M	8.8M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6590th and 5th ($766 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 3rd 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 1.4 months in New York City. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs New York City

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	Curitiba	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$20585

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108