Curitiba vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$5389
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	66	95
🏙️ Population	1.77M	8.8M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 79% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6406th and 4th ($874 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 15th 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	$6.63	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$21713

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192