Curitiba vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$368	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$5229
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	1.77M	8.8M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6551st and 4th ($852 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 18th 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	$5.8	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$21999

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188