Curitiba vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$365	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$843
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	96
😀 Quality of life	66	75
🏙️ Population	1.77M	11.5M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 22% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6406th and 4918th ($874 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 9th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 4836th vs 1670th 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	$6.63	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$15990

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720