Curitiba vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Curitiba	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$755	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1903	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$331	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$581	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$445	$7242
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	60	81
😀 Quality of life	55	98
🏙️ Population	1.77M	449K

The cost of living in Curitiba is 77% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6656th and 59th ($755 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 2.2 months in Zurich. Curitiba ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5882nd and 5th 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	$4.86	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.35	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$316	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$558	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$420	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.5	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.95%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1874	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1232	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.05	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.72	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.13	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.99	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.04	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.02	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.97	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.97	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.93	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.5	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.79	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7461	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3234
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717