Curitiba vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$840
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1956
🏠 One person rent	$331	$405
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$721
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$191
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	60	29
😀 Quality of life	55	36
🏙️ Population	1.77M	159K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 10% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6656th and 6298th ($755 vs $840) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Brazil vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 5882nd and 7365th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Praia

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	Curitiba	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$5.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$92.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$2887

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$838
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$865
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1114
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1046
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1052
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$507
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$552
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$477
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$998
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$970
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1000
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$647
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$675
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$827
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$964
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$804
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$998
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1061
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$998
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1346
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1019
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1278
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1272
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1612
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1558
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$523
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$569
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$487
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$559
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$491