Curitiba vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$331	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$990
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	60	60
😀 Quality of life	55	66
🏙️ Population	1.77M	342K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 43% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 6656th and 4143rd ($755 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 2nd in Brazil and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 5882nd and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Curitiba	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$12527

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near San Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903