Curitiba vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$2016
🏠 One person rent	$336	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$324
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	60	56
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	1.96M	2.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 12% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6359th and 5826th ($809 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 6th 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 Salvador. Ranked 10th vs 44th best cities to live in Brazil, and 5843rd vs 6863rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Salvador

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	Curitiba	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$7.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$9.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	12.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$53.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$6.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$2.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$73.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$12057

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$680
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$674
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$701
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$666
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$635
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$620
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$494
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$438
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$606
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$634
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$566
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$595
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$525
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$611
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$597
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$577
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$462
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$550
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$634
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$610
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$444
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$436
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$583
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$651
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$621
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$615
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$612
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$576
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$504
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$645
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$573
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$657
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$619
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$631
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$601
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$711