Curitiba vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$368	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$881
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	61	92
😀 Quality of life	65	80
🏙️ Population	1.77M	6.26M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 28% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6551st and 4795th ($852 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 1st in Brazil and Chile, respectively. Check Brazil vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5281st and 688th 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	$5.8	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849