Curitiba vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$365	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$761
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	61	27
😀 Quality of life	66	58
🏙️ Population	1.77M	49K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 32% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6406th and 4567th ($874 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Brazil vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 4836th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Port of Spain

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	Curitiba	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$10377

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801