Curitiba vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$3064
🏠 One person rent	$368	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$1077
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$496
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$51.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$779
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	61	27
😀 Quality of life	65	57
🏙️ Population	1.77M	49K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 34% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6551st and 4601st ($852 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5281st and 6239th 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	$5.8	$9.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$8.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$442
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$49.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$4336
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$9.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$9.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$5.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$52.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$9.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$9211

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1232
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1010
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1078
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1079
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$767
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$699
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$844
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$610
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$641
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$679
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$989
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$788
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$675
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1454
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$642
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$888
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$771
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$741
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1170
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$827
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1012
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$923
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$918
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1181
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$775