Cost of living comparison
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Almada vs. Curitiba Cost of Living Summary
Almada is 76.6% more expensive than Curitiba.
Almada vs. Curitiba Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Almada instead of Curitiba, you would:
pay 81.8% more for restaurants
|
Curitiba
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.26
R$32.12
|
$16.35
€14.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
R$33.65
|
$10.51
€9.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
R$6.17
|
$1.72
€1.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
R$3.63
|
$1.16
€1.01
|
|
Curitiba vs. Almada - Cost of restaurants
pay 56.9% more for groceries
|
Curitiba
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
R$7.90
|
$1.24
€1.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
R$21.84
|
$6.23
€5.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.81
R$19.56
|
$4.03
€3.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
R$11.51
|
$3.36
€2.94
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.95
R$10.01
|
$3.44
€3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
R$4.85
|
$1.07
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.29
|
$0.65
€0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.23
|
$0.91
€0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
R$2.83
|
$1.12
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.26
|
$0.83
€0.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
R$2.20
|
$0.90
€0.78
|
|
Curitiba vs. Almada - Cost of groceries
pay 44.0% more for transportation
|
Curitiba
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.77
R$24.45
|
$7.59
€6.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.09
R$246.57
|
$46.72
€40.85
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,721.83
R$106K
|
$35,039.69
€30,637.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.13
R$36.54
|
$10.75
€9.40
|
|
Curitiba vs. Almada - Cost of transportation
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Curitiba
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.21
R$108.72
|
$43.22
€37.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$383.73
R$1,967.47
|
$1,203.03
€1,051.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.47
R$1,376.52
|
$1,036.59
€906.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.85
R$286.35
|
$112.34
€98.23
|
|
Curitiba vs. Almada - Cost of housing
pay 87.1% more for childcare
|
Curitiba
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$294.70
R$1,510.99
|
$628.37
€549.41
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,891.96
R$35,336.46
|
$11,095.90
€9,701.76
|
|
Curitiba vs. Almada - Cost of childcare
pay 55.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Curitiba
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
R$11.54
|
$2.34
€2.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
R$11.32
|
$2.29
€2.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.25
R$11.54
|
$6.66
€5.82
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.52
R$136.00
|
$37.38
€32.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
R$33.65
|
$8.76
€7.66
|
|
Curitiba vs. Almada - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 34.7% more for clothing
|
Curitiba
|
Almada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.37
R$299.26
|
$111.27
€97.29
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.18
R$236.79
|
$42.18
€36.88
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.13
R$436.50
|
$87.60
€76.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.18
R$359.82
|
$108.04
€94.46
|
|
Curitiba vs. Almada - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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