Curitiba vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1913
🏠 One person rent	$331	$320
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$572
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$454
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	72
😀 Quality of life	55	56
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.33M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 0.4% more expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6656th and 6663rd ($755 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 13th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Ranked 13th vs 10th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5882nd vs 5820th 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	$4.86	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$590
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$74.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	11.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$6.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$5.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$53.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$7512

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Canoas	$632
16 km or 9.9 mi	Cachoeirinha	$546
21 km or 13 mi	Viamao	$624
41 km or 25 mi	Novo Hamburgo	$495
96 km or 60 mi	Caxias do Sul	$564
100 km or 62 mi	Bento Goncalves	$584
107 km or 67 mi	Camaqua	$593
121 km or 75 mi	Santa Cruz do Sul	$599
160 km or 100 mi	Cachoeira do Sul	$536
172 km or 107 mi	Vacaria	$608
208 km or 129 mi	Ararangua	$549
221 km or 137 mi	Pelotas	$537
228 km or 141 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
235 km or 146 mi	Criciuma	$519
238 km or 148 mi	Rio Grande	$529
246 km or 153 mi	Carazinho	$551
252 km or 156 mi	Santa Maria	$500
262 km or 163 mi	Lages	$619
277 km or 172 mi	Tubarao	$578
285 km or 177 mi	Erechim	$577
299 km or 186 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
311 km or 193 mi	Bage	$463
318 km or 198 mi	Ijui	$537
321 km or 199 mi	Concordia	$589
352 km or 219 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
354 km or 220 mi	Chapeco	$628
363 km or 225 mi	Cacador	$594
376 km or 234 mi	Florianopolis	$857
382 km or 238 mi	Melo	$707
397 km or 247 mi	Brusque	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
406 km or 252 mi	Blumenau	$632
415 km or 258 mi	Itapema	$639
423 km or 263 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
423 km or 263 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510
425 km or 264 mi	Rivera	$758
429 km or 266 mi	Itajai	$659
446 km or 277 mi	Pato Branco	$600
448 km or 278 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
474 km or 295 mi	Obera	$461