Curitiba vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4931
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	82
😀 Quality of life	55	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	468K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 69% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6590th and 806th ($766 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 719th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 202nd 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	$5.35	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$22229

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753