Curitiba vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$331	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$933
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	60	27
😀 Quality of life	55	51
🏙️ Population	1.77M	84.1K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 37% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 6656th and 4503rd ($755 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 5882nd and 6190th 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	$4.86	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$5597

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904