Curitiba vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$5217
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	61	86
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.39M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 75% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6406th and 52nd ($874 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 39th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 155th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs San Diego

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	Curitiba	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$22295

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826