Curitiba vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$6556
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	80
😀 Quality of life	60	93
🏙️ Population	1.77M	737K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 74% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6602nd and 125th ($817 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 92nd 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 2.1 months in Seattle. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 5872nd and 99th 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	$5.23	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$29883

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114