Curitiba vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$331	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$958
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	60	90
😀 Quality of life	55	70
🏙️ Population	1.77M	13.9M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 10% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6656th and 6956th ($755 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Tianjin

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	Curitiba	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$18215

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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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616