Curitiba vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$2825
🏠 One person rent	$336	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$1524
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	60	96
😀 Quality of life	56	80
🏙️ Population	1.96M	17.5M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 14% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6359th and 5744th ($809 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5843rd and 460th 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	$5.76	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$24305

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2410
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$618
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$589
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1565
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$481
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$837
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$742
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$575
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1083
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$816
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$891
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$781
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$830
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$876
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$738
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$856
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$716
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$589
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$799
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$588
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$824
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$774
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$785
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$831
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$857
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$812
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$752
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$806
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$777
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$735
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$721
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$620
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$851
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$525
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$584