Curitiba vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$874
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2192
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$365
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$610
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$122
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$643
$1068
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
61
99
😀 Quality of life
66
76
🏙️ Population
1.77M
24.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 24% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6406th and 4880th ($874 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 5th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 4836th and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Shanghai

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Curitiba Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.63
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.2
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.65
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$442
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$733
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$83.3
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.21%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1675
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.17
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.41
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.71
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.35
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.45
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.33
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.3
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.71
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.9
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.71
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.4
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8836
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Sao Jose dos Pinhais
$727
16 km or 10 mi Colombo
$754
77 km or 48 mi Paranagua
$689
97 km or 60 mi Ponta Grossa
$566
103 km or 64 mi Castro
$646
106 km or 66 mi Joinville
$787
119 km or 74 mi Jaragua do Sul
$714
139 km or 86 mi Irati
$591
166 km or 103 mi Itapeva
$718
167 km or 104 mi Blumenau
$781
175 km or 109 mi Itajai
$801
178 km or 111 mi Registro
$728
183 km or 114 mi Telemaco Borba
$702
185 km or 115 mi Balneario Camboriu
$762
189 km or 117 mi Brusque
$758
196 km or 122 mi Itapema
$753
220 km or 136 mi Guarapuava
$596
229 km or 143 mi Cacador
$685
239 km or 148 mi Itapetininga
$628
251 km or 156 mi Florianopolis
$1035
261 km or 162 mi Peruibe
$719
262 km or 163 mi Avare
$657
272 km or 169 mi Tatui
$653
279 km or 173 mi Ourinhos
$694
282 km or 175 mi Sorocaba
$694
285 km or 177 mi Lages
$719
286 km or 178 mi Ibiuna
$720
295 km or 183 mi Botucatu
$601
302 km or 188 mi Sao Roque
$728
304 km or 189 mi Londrina
$682
304 km or 189 mi Apucarana
$645
306 km or 190 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
310 km or 193 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
312 km or 194 mi Arapongas
$634
313 km or 194 mi Cotia
$848
313 km or 194 mi Itu
$619
315 km or 196 mi Embu das Artes
$761
316 km or 196 mi Itapevi
$699
317 km or 197 mi Rolandia
$610
318 km or 198 mi Lencois Paulista
$670

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789