Curitiba vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$365	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$715
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	61	35
😀 Quality of life	66	62
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.43M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 17% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6406th and 5190th ($874 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 36th in Brazil and Mexico, respectively. Check Brazil vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 4836th and 5640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Puebla

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	Curitiba	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$20789

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942