Curitiba vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$368	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	96
😀 Quality of life	65	74
🏙️ Population	1.77M	11.5M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 24% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6551st and 5003rd ($852 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 8th vs 1st best cities to live in Brazil, and 5281st vs 2408th 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	$5.8	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$16798

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719