Curitiba vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$3871
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	49
😀 Quality of life	65	92
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.02M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 60% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6551st and 1668th ($852 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 27th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.8 months in Ottawa. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5281st and 123rd 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	$5.8	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$17337

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891