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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$336	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	87
😀 Quality of life	56	92
🏙️ Population	1.96M	1.01M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 77% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6359th and 22nd ($809 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 5843rd and 69th 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	$5.76	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$15889

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123