Curitiba vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$3648
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	61	86
😀 Quality of life	65	95
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.79M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 66% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 6551st and 897th ($852 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in Brazil and Canada, respectively. Check Brazil vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5281st and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Toronto

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	Curitiba	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$20314

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029