Curitiba vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$2419
🏠 One person rent	$368	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$560
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$492
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$478
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	61	12
😀 Quality of life	65	49
🏙️ Population	1.77M	16.6K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 16% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6551st and 5567th ($852 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 2nd in Brazil and Dominica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 5281st and 6790th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Roseau

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	Curitiba	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$55.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$7.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$1.83
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$86.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$1457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$3.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$7.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$5.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$46
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$8.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$41.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$73.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$4478

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1733
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1170
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1166
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1145
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$989
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1332
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1454
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1079
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1078
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2600
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1136
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2293
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2022
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1232
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$641
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$699
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1010
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1583
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1683
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1710
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1299
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1667
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1716
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1572
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1189