Curitiba vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$2398
🏠 One person rent	$345	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	60	14
😀 Quality of life	55	49
🏙️ Population	1.77M	224K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 12% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6590th and 6225th ($766 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Brazil and Suriname, respectively. Check Brazil vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 5836th and 6243rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Paramaribo

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	Curitiba	Paramaribo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$1192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$32.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	16.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$90.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$9.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$5.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$36.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$75.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$5271

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1698
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1642
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1015
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$986
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$586
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$582
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$633
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$785
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$770
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$964
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1101
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$728
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1164
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$666
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1390
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$725
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$871
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$611
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1061
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1065
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$719
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$981
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1004
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$731
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$630
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$714
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$662
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$627
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$602