Curitiba vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2532
🏠 One person rent	$331	$462
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$581
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	55	65
🏙️ Population	1.77M	11.5M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 23% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6656th and 5654th ($755 vs $976) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 13th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5882nd vs 4281st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Sao Paulo

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	Curitiba	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$14254

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$687
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$645
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$662
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$647
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$618
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$661
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$618
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$563
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$636
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$628
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$703
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$635
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$612
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$621
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$613
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$605
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$612
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$627
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$600
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$624
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$614
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$628
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$615
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$644
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$656
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$603
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$663
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$722
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$568
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$615
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$569
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$732
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$607
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$609
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$611