Curitiba vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$331	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$967
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	42
😀 Quality of life	55	67
🏙️ Population	1.77M	881K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 49% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 6656th and 3517th ($755 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil and Panama, respectively. Check Brazil vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 5882nd and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Panama City

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	Curitiba	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$13616

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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 Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932