Curitiba vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4239
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	61	74
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	1.77M	459K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 64% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6406th and 978th ($874 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 841st 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 Virginia Beach. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 4836th and 286th 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	$6.63	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$16143

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769