Curitiba vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4485
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	61	69
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	1.77M	385K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 67% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6551st and 719th ($852 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 625th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 5281st and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Tampa

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	Curitiba	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$16676

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285