Curitiba vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$521
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$1387
🏠 One person rent	$365	$198
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$339
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$187
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$68.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$800
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	61	58
😀 Quality of life	66	68
🏙️ Population	1.77M	10.6M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 68% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 6406th and 8567th ($874 vs $521) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 492nd 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 1.5 months in Shijiazhuang. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Shijiazhuang ranked 36th in China, while ranked 4836th and 4412th 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	$6.63	$1.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$5.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$120
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$387
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$216
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$53
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$82.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$6.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$1671
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$3.96
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$0.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$0.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$3.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$4.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$35
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$73.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$5149

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Cities near Curitiba

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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$541
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$541
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$541
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$539
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$556
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$541
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$567
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$525
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$579
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$574
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$522
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$480
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$480
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$550
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$549
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$556
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$580
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$549
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$511
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$539
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$570
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$574
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$666
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$666
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$538
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$764
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$623
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$507
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$508
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$549
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$538
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$629
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$684
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$637
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$645
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$789
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$740