Curitiba vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$365	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$8550
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	61	82
😀 Quality of life	66	97
🏙️ Population	1.77M	452K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6406th and 11th ($874 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 2nd in Brazil and Switzerland, respectively. Check Brazil vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 4836th 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	$6.63	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117