Curitiba vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$331	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	92
😀 Quality of life	55	86
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.75M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 56% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6656th and 2624th ($755 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5882nd and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Rome

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	Curitiba	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201