Curitiba vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$331	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$413
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	55	54
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.49M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 12% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6656th and 7055th ($755 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 43rd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Ranked 13th vs 19th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5882nd vs 5998th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Recife

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	Curitiba	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509