Curitiba vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2829
🏠 One person rent	$331	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$326
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$1146
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	60	70
😀 Quality of life	55	68
🏙️ Population	1.77M	12.7M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 13% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6656th and 6198th ($755 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 18th 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 Suzhou. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Suzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 3351st 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	$4.86	$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$4.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$700
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$645
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$670
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$665
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$573
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$670
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$657
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$695
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$602
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1097
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$702
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$631
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$984
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$654
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$636
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$701
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$644
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$650
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$805
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$607
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$603
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$643
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$716
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$644
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$621
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$620
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$642
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$592
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$672
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$708
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$746
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$665
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$621
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$590
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$691
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$613