Curitiba vs Paramaribo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Paramaribo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$914
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$2197
🏠 One person rent	$365	$311
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$527
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$280
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	61	13
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	1.77M	224K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 4% less expensive than in Paramaribo. Cities ranked 6406th and 6184th ($874 vs $914) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Suriname, respectively. Check Brazil vs Suriname comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.3 months in Paramaribo. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Paramaribo ranked 1st in Suriname, while ranked 4836th and 6361st 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	$6.63	$9.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$53.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$727
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$35.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	15.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$468
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$12.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$5.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$1767

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670

Cities near Paramaribo

Distance	City	Cost of living
132 km or 82 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1908
201 km or 125 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$890
263 km or 164 mi	New Amsterdam	$1236
290 km or 180 mi	Kourou	$1966
330 km or 205 mi	Cayenne	$1941
347 km or 216 mi	Linden	$1236
347 km or 216 mi	Georgetown	$1212
698 km or 434 mi	Boa Vista	$744
792 km or 492 mi	Santana	$618
792 km or 492 mi	Macapa	$649
833 km or 518 mi	Upata	$793
837 km or 520 mi	Tucupita	$772
850 km or 528 mi	San Fernando	$1039
851 km or 529 mi	Scarborough	$1138
852 km or 530 mi	Oriximina	$759
859 km or 534 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
871 km or 541 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
872 km or 542 mi	San Juan	$1223
879 km or 546 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
925 km or 575 mi	Santarem	$669
940 km or 584 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
950 km or 590 mi	Holetown	$1453
958 km or 596 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
960 km or 597 mi	Parintins	$750
983 km or 611 mi	Maturin	$830
988 km or 614 mi	Breves	$655
993 km or 617 mi	Grenville	$1083
996 km or 619 mi	St. George's	$1083
1036 km or 644 mi	Carupano	$707
1049 km or 652 mi	Kingstown	$995
1052 km or 654 mi	Georgetown	$1005
1057 km or 657 mi	El Tigre	$752
1061 km or 659 mi	Altamira	$667
1066 km or 662 mi	Itacoatiara	$744
1067 km or 663 mi	Maues	$747
1080 km or 671 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
1082 km or 673 mi	Cantaura	$685
1095 km or 680 mi	Abaetetuba	$596
1099 km or 683 mi	Anaco	$650
1100 km or 683 mi	Cameta	$652