Curitiba vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$331	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$2198
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	60	54
😀 Quality of life	55	83
🏙️ Population	1.77M	342K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 63% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 6656th and 1742nd ($755 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 5882nd and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs San Juan

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	Curitiba	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177