Curitiba vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4178
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	71
😀 Quality of life	66	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.61M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 64% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6406th and 1041st ($874 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 896th 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 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Curitiba	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804