Curitiba vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1387
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$2472
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	75
😀 Quality of life	55	89
🏙️ Population	1.77M	459K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 66% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6590th and 1277th ($766 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1122nd 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 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 2 months in Virginia Beach. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Virginia Beach

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	Curitiba	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1145
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$3108
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$2664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$7.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$8.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$4.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$171
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1204
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$18476

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2794
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2202
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2482
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2445
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2217
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2358
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2088
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2295
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2299
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2270
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2108
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2026
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2057
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2575
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1917
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2141
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2060
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2504
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2022
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2982
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2279
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2917
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2417
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3139
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2890
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2599
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2777
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2537
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2577
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3236
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2701