Curitiba vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$2197
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	91
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.75M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6551st and 1819th ($852 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Brazil and Italy, respectively. Check Brazil vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5281st and 179th 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	$5.8	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$12431

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358