Curitiba vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$6532
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	61	80
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	1.77M	737K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6551st and 142nd ($852 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 101st in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Seattle

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	Curitiba	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$28950

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173