Curitiba vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$331	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$372
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	55	62
🏙️ Population	1.77M	6.21M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 18% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6656th and 5954th ($755 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 13th vs 3rd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5882nd vs 4857th 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	$4.86	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562