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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$368	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$5742
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	87
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.01M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6551st and 8th ($852 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs San Jose, United States

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	Curitiba	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$23160

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212