Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Maria and Curitiba Cost of Living Comparison Between Santa Maria and Curitiba

🙂 Solo nomad: Santa Maria is 0.6% cheaper than Curitiba without rent, and 20.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Santa Maria is 18.2% cheaper than Curitiba without rent, and 18.2% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$4.47 R$24.79

$5.33 R$29.57

-16.14%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$27.3 R$152

$32.55 R$181

-16.13%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$6.23 R$34.57

$6.16 R$34.18

1.14%

Cappuccino

$1.37 R$7.61

$2.05 R$11.35

-33.17%

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

$0.88 R$4.9

$1.14 R$6.31

-22.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.62 R$3.45

$0.68 R$3.78

-8.82%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.42 R$7.89

$2.17 R$12.07

-34.56%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.69 R$20.49

$3.22 R$17.86

14.60%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.84 R$4.64

$0.98 R$5.46

-14.29%

White Bread (500g)

$1.42 R$7.9

$1.48 R$8.24

-4.05%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.04 R$5.77

$1.16 R$6.44

-10.34%

Eggs

$1.51 R$8.38

$2.11 R$11.74

-28.44%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.15 R$45.23

$8.51 R$47.25

-4.23%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$3.7 R$20.54

$3.85 R$21.34

-3.90%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$7.65 R$42.45

$7.73 R$42.89

-1.03%

Apples (1kg)

$2.08 R$11.53

$2.12 R$11.76

-1.89%

Banana (1kg)

$1.31 R$7.29

$0.93 R$5.19

40.86%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.33 R$7.36

$0.91 R$5.05

46.15%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.5 R$8.32

$1.21 R$6.7

23.97%

Potato (1kg)

$1.08 R$6

$1.02 R$5.69

5.88%

Onion (1kg)

$1.03 R$5.7

$0.87 R$4.85

18.39%

Lettuce (1 head)

$0.73 R$4.07

$0.61 R$3.36

19.67%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.58 R$3.2

$0.71 R$3.92

-18.31%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.98 R$11.01

$2.22 R$12.31

-10.81%

Wine (Bottle)

$6.63 R$36.79

$7.52 R$41.73

-11.84%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.01 R$5.63

$1.17 R$6.51

-13.68%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.88 R$10.46

$2.23 R$12.39

-15.70%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.86 R$4.79

$1.07 R$5.91

-19.63%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$27.34 R$152

$46.39 R$258

-41.06%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.57 R$8.72

$1.1 R$6.13

42.73%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.05 R$5.85

$0.65 R$3.63

61.54%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$5.35 R$29.7

$6.16 R$34.17

-13.15%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.04 R$5.76

$1.22 R$6.76

-14.75%

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

$23.3K R$129.1K

$18.4K R$102.2K

26.34%

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

$28.1K R$156K

$26.4K R$146.4K

6.56%

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

$48.16 R$267

$74.3 R$412

-35.15%

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

$14.49 R$80.4

$11.71 R$65

23.74%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$16.03 R$89

$21.16 R$117

-24.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.43 R$119

$25.95 R$144

-17.42%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$10.79 R$59.9

$16.65 R$92.4

-35.20%

Cinema Ticket

$5.28 R$29.33

$6.41 R$35.58

-17.63%

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

$141 R$785

$286 R$1,586

-50.50%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,687 R$14.9K

$6,445 R$35.8K

-58.30%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$49.84 R$277

$55.3 R$307

-9.92%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$38.39 R$213

$44.87 R$249

-14.44%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$79.9 R$444

$84.2 R$467

-5.07%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$56.6 R$314

$67.2 R$373

-15.72%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$270 R$1,497

$360 R$1,996

-24.99%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$151 R$838

$244 R$1,356

-38.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$587 R$3,257

$668 R$3,707

-12.15%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$332 R$1,843

$509 R$2,825

-34.76%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$1,861 R$10.3K

$1,952 R$10.8K

-4.65%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$640 R$3,554

$1,344 R$7,458

-52.35%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$593 R$3,294

$513 R$2,846

15.75%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

-9.09%

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

Last update for Santa Maria: October 29, 2025

Last update for Curitiba: October 29, 2025

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