Cost of Living Comparison Between Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro Cost of Living Comparison Between Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro

🙂 Solo nomad: Curitiba is 1.9% cheaper than Rio de Janeiro without rent, and 10.9% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Curitiba is 3.5% cheaper than Rio de Janeiro without rent, and 8.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.33 R$29.57

$7.1 R$39.4

-24.93%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$32.55 R$181

$35.72 R$198

-8.87%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.16 R$34.18

$6.47 R$35.9

-4.79%

Cappuccino

$2.05 R$11.35

$1.98 R$10.97

3.54%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.14 R$6.31

$1.31 R$7.28

-12.98%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.68 R$3.78

$0.9 R$4.97

-24.44%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.17 R$12.07

$1.82 R$10.08

19.23%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.22 R$17.86

$2.72 R$15.11

18.38%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.98 R$5.46

$1.12 R$6.19

-12.50%

White Bread (500g)

$1.48 R$8.24

$1.71 R$9.48

-13.45%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.16 R$6.44

$1.41 R$7.82

-17.73%

Eggs

$2.11 R$11.74

$2.04 R$11.32

3.43%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.51 R$47.25

$7.84 R$43.53

8.55%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.85 R$21.34

$3.63 R$20.17

6.06%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.73 R$42.89

$8.25 R$45.78

-6.30%

Apples (1kg)

$2.12 R$11.76

$2.39 R$13.25

-11.30%

Banana (1kg)

$0.93 R$5.19

$1.55 R$8.58

-40.00%

Oranges (1kg)

$0.91 R$5.05

$1.47 R$8.15

-38.10%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.21 R$6.7

$1.52 R$8.43

-20.39%

Potato (1kg)

$1.02 R$5.69

$1.29 R$7.17

-20.93%

Onion (1kg)

$0.87 R$4.85

$1.16 R$6.45

-25.00%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.61 R$3.36

$0.63 R$3.5

-3.17%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.71 R$3.92

$0.61 R$3.41

16.39%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.22 R$12.31

$1.95 R$10.8

13.85%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.52 R$41.73

$7.34 R$40.77

2.45%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.17 R$6.51

$1.26 R$7

-7.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.23 R$12.39

$2.1 R$11.67

6.19%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.07 R$5.91

$1.3 R$7.2

-17.69%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$46.39 R$258

$38.57 R$214

20.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.1 R$6.13

$1.13 R$6.28

-2.65%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.65 R$3.63

$0.69 R$3.85

-5.80%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.16 R$34.17

$7.8 R$43.29

-21.03%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.22 R$6.76

$1.06 R$5.87

15.09%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$18.4K R$102.2K

$20.5K R$113.5K

-9.96%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$26.4K R$146.4K

$27.6K R$153.4K

-4.58%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$74.3 R$412

$103 R$574

-28.17%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$11.71 R$65

$11.89 R$66

-1.51%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.16 R$117

$18.63 R$103

13.58%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$25.95 R$144

$25.89 R$144

0.23%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$16.65 R$92.4

$23.74 R$132

-29.87%

Cinema Ticket

$6.41 R$35.58

$6.57 R$36.47

-2.44%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$286 R$1,586

$540 R$2,995

-47.04%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$6,445 R$35.8K

$11.8K R$65.3K

-45.22%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$55.3 R$307

$45.33 R$252

22.06%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$44.87 R$249

$41.71 R$231

7.58%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$84.2 R$467

$74.9 R$415

12.51%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$67.2 R$373

$60.1 R$334

11.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$360 R$1,996

$446 R$2,475

-19.37%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$244 R$1,356

$333 R$1,846

-26.53%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$668 R$3,707

$861 R$4,780

-22.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$509 R$2,825

$573 R$3,182

-11.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,952 R$10.8K

$2,021 R$11.2K

-3.40%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$1,344 R$7,458

$1,183 R$6,568

13.56%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$513 R$2,846

$452 R$2,509

13.41%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

11.33

-2.91%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Curitiba: October 29, 2025

Last update for Rio de Janeiro: October 29, 2025

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