Curitiba vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$4354
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	60	74
😀 Quality of life	60	90
🏙️ Population	1.77M	459K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 66% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 6602nd and 1045th ($817 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 916th 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 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 5872nd and 216th 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	$5.23	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$16163

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710