Curitiba vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$331	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$602
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	60	71
😀 Quality of life	55	61
🏙️ Population	1.77M	10.6M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 57% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6656th and 8748th ($755 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 525th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Shijiazhuang

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	Curitiba	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$4785

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716