Curitiba vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$1031
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$365	$604
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$628
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$90.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$382
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	61	63
😀 Quality of life	66	43
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.27M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 15% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6406th and 5331st ($874 vs $1031) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 7th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 0.4 months in Soweto. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 4836th and 7513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Soweto

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	Curitiba	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$6.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$382
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	11.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$980
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$7.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$3.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$2.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$53.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$243
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$5012

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$742
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$851
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$997
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$784
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1015
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$994
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$902
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$872
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$875
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$811
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$903
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$691
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$723
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$691
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$663
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$607
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$882
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$494
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$611
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$904
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$549
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$590
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$912
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1014
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$938
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$632
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$965