Curitiba vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$4005
🏠 One person rent	$336	$760
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$1537
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$2885
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	56	100
🏙️ Population	1.96M	14M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 48% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6359th and 3238th ($809 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 3rd in Brazil and Japan, respectively. Check Brazil vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5843rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Tokyo

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	Curitiba	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$15051

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1117
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$988
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1115
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1053
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1066
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1067
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1064
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1052
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1009
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1101
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1062
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1091
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1063
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1078
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1045
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1057
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1062
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$985
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1143
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1049
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1031
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1042
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1102
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1133
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1056
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1052
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1063