Curitiba vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$345	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$365
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	94
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	1.77M	6.21M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 20% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6590th and 5959th ($766 vs $955) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 2nd in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Ranked 14th vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5836th vs 4932nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Curitiba	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$10815

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585