Curitiba vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$368	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$6864
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	82
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	1.77M	449K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6551st and 13th ($852 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 3rd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.8 months in Zurich. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 5281st and 9th 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	$5.8	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$24322

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171