Curitiba vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$345	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$801
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	91
😀 Quality of life	55	78
🏙️ Population	1.77M	6.26M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 36% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6590th and 4604th ($766 vs $1200) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5836th and 705th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Santiago

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	Curitiba	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$7298

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Cities near Curitiba

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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534