Curitiba vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1931
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$345
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.1
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$6972
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
60
87
😀 Quality of life
55
93
🏙️ Population
1.77M
1.01M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6590th and 13th ($766 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 11th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Curitiba San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.35
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.1
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7687
$23974

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$669
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$659
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$623
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$565
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$596
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$680
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$581
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$633
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$648
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$691
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$625
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$618
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$653
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$670
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$534
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$620
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$594
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$826
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$636
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$608
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$627
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$629
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$605
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$653
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$629
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$512
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$630
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$661
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$608
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$636
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$631
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$609
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$621
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$567
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$627
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$606
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$604
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$596

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146