Curitiba vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$3587
🏠 One person rent	$365	$936
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$1460
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$2284
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	61	70
😀 Quality of life	66	78
🏙️ Population	1.77M	7.01M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 46% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6406th and 3485th ($874 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4836th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Riyadh

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	Curitiba	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$10912

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$821
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$938
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$834
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$965
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$1059
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$917
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$778
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1062
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1218
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1340
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1247
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$993
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$2100
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$2015
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1437
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$738
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$708
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$703
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$454
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$694
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$861
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$509
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$890
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$457
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$493
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1791
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$655
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$1164
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$471
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$469
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$573
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$548
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$2133
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$1031
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$505
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$670
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$873
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$494
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$459