Curitiba vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$6392
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	80
😀 Quality of life	55	92
🏙️ Population	1.77M	737K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6590th and 206th ($766 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 168th 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 102nd 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	$5.35	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263