Curitiba vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$331	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$695
😷 Air quality	Good	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	60	17
😀 Quality of life	55	38
🏙️ Population	1.77M	9.03M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 30% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6656th and 7893rd ($755 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 321st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 5882nd and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Zhoukou

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	Curitiba	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.86	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$14854

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484