Curitiba vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$2170
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$4837
🏠 One person rent	$336	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$1943
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$586
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$2926
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	50
😀 Quality of life	56	90
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.02M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 63% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6359th and 1355th ($809 vs $2170) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.3 months in Ottawa. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 5843rd and 117th 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	$5.76	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$1239
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$2077
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	7.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$8889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$6051
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1090
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$21213

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1530
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2220
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1539
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1878
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1797
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1845
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1808
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1412
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1856
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1846
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1874
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1746
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1808
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1821
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1772
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1912
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1962
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1949
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2105
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1882
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1783
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1835
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874