Curitiba vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$5360
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2224
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4113
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	71
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.61M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 64% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6551st and 1175th ($852 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1001st 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 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in Phoenix. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 134th 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	$5.8	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$18987

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1961
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2345
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2435
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2312
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2298
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2359
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2338
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2396
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2381
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2324
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2227
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2444
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2316
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1930
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2798
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1764
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1842
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2110
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$776
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1919
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1838
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$890
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2777
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$1004
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2781