Curitiba vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4672
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	60	100
😀 Quality of life	55	92
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.3M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 66% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6590th and 1258th ($766 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th and 1108th in Brazil and the United States, respectively. Check Brazil vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5836th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Curitiba	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.35	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$22908

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156