Curitiba vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$2340
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$5236
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1406
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2208
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$4277
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	70
😀 Quality of life	60	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.61M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 65% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1184th ($817 vs $2340) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1035th 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 1.8 months in Phoenix. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Phoenix ranked 52nd in the United States, while ranked 5872nd and 181st 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	$5.23	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$6.04
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$6.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$2337
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$1799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$4621
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$3554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$63.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$98.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1277
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$16644

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605

Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766