Curitiba vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2317
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$5372
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2327
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$90.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4411
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	61	82
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	468K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 63% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6551st and 1246th ($852 vs $2317) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1054th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 64th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 245th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Raleigh

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	Curitiba	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1562
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1149
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2603
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$65.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$3603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$137
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$24650

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2246
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2470
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1831
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2278
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2313
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2242
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2109
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2308
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2111
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1943
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2123
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2159
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2081
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1750
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2036
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2088
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2057
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1917
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2030
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2202
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1987
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2079
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2122
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2001
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1847
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2080
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2027
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1814
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1963
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1969
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2211
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2378
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2126
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2174
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1736