Curitiba vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$336	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$949
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	60	70
😀 Quality of life	56	68
🏙️ Population	1.96M	12.7M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 21% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6359th and 5170th ($809 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5843rd and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Suzhou

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	Curitiba	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645