Curitiba vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$766
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1931
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$345
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$620
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$238
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.1
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$468
$1649
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
60
96
😀 Quality of life
55
79
🏙️ Population
1.77M
17.7M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 20% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6590th and 5948th ($766 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 13th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5836th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Shenzhen

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Curitiba Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.35
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.21
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.2
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$342
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$224
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$609
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$447
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.1
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.42%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1845
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1301
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.14
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.9
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.44
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.96
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.21
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.2
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.89
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.3
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$276
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7687
$24117

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618