Curitiba vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$885
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$2191
🏠 One person rent	$365	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$507
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	75
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.39M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 1% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6406th and 6346th ($874 vs $885) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 12th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 9th vs 14th best cities to live in Brazil, and 4836th vs 5036th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Porto Alegre

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	Curitiba	Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$7.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$6.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$281
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$708
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$60.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$90.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	11.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1639
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1237
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$7.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$9.63
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$6.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$403
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$9470

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$696
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$622
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$742
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$609
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$679
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$670
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$694
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$683
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$599
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$736
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$646
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$608
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$619
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$636
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$538
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$719
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$680
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$671
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$524
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$596
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$686
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$741
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$685
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$751
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$758
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$753
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$812
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$801
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$669
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$500