Curitiba vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$331	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	60	82
😀 Quality of life	55	88
🏙️ Population	1.77M	468K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 68% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6656th and 972nd ($755 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 892nd 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 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 5882nd and 221st 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	$4.86	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682