Curitiba vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$331	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$777
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	60	91
😀 Quality of life	55	77
🏙️ Population	1.77M	6.26M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 33% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6656th and 4686th ($755 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5882nd and 764th 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	$4.86	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731