Curitiba vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$345	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$477
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	60	95
😀 Quality of life	55	63
🏙️ Population	1.77M	11.5M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 24% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6590th and 5616th ($766 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1st in Brazil.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Ranked 14th vs 2nd best cities to live in Brazil, and 5836th vs 4573rd 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	$5.35	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629