Curitiba vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$365	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$381
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	61	57
😀 Quality of life	66	63
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.42M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 1% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6406th and 6337th ($874 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 10th in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Ranked 9th vs 21st best cities to live in Brazil, and 4836th vs 5445th 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	$6.63	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751