Curitiba vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Curitiba Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$852
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2126
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$368
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$629
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$566
$1024
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
61
95
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
1.77M
17.5M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 9% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6551st and 6106th ($852 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5281st and 1113th 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
$5.8
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.2
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.2
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$395
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$471
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.5
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.7
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.14%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2182
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1494
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.1
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.44
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.33
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.31
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.43
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.28
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.37
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.13
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.1
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.78
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.1
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.1
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7717
$22916

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638