Curitiba vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$331	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$3115
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	50
😀 Quality of life	55	90
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.02M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 63% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6656th and 1701st ($755 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 25th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.5 months in Ottawa. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5882nd and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Ottawa

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	Curitiba	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$19030

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800