Curitiba vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$331	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$1598
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	60	63
😀 Quality of life	55	38
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.27M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 18% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6656th and 5917th ($755 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Brazil and South Africa, respectively. Check Brazil vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 5882nd and 7204th 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	$4.86	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$3805

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003