Curitiba vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2369
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$5226
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$2396
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4699
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	69
😀 Quality of life	55	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.61M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 68% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6590th and 973rd ($766 vs $2369) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 858th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 2 months in Phoenix. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 119th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Phoenix

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	Curitiba	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$70.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$249
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$74.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$3520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$2938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$53.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$9.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$6.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$25.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$10377

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1989
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2588
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2201
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2430
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2287
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2416
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2518
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2446
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2339
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2414
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2372
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2352
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2338
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2422
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2291
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2313
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2324
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2484
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2415
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2052
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2040
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2016
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1954
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2268
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2026
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1999
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2638
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1792
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1886
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$1986
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$786
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1928
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$840
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1665
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1842
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$758
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2643
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$955
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2657