Curitiba vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Curitiba	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2018	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$336	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$565	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$261	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$508	$6558
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	81
😀 Quality of life	56	97
🏙️ Population	1.96M	443K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 76% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6359th and 31st ($809 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Curitiba ranked 10th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5843rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Zurich

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	Curitiba	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.76	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.2	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.79	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.09	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$365	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$238	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$592	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.4	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.2	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.01%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2006	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1511	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.7	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.59	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.4	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.21	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.34	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.3	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.41	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.54	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.5	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.9	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7874	$29266

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846