Cost of living comparison

Brazil

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Japan

Nagoya vs. Curitiba Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 51.2% more expensive than Curitiba.

Restaurants: pay 2.8% less in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 2.5 times more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 65.6% more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 60.0% more in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 57.5% more in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.1% more in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 18.0% less in Nagoya

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Nagoya are more expensive than in Curitiba. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Nagoya. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Nagoya.

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Nagoya vs. Curitiba Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Nagoya instead of Curitiba, you would:

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pay 2.8% less for restaurants

	Curitiba	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.26 R$32.12	$6.68 ¥1,086	+6.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.56 R$33.65	$5.35 ¥868	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.20 R$6.17	$1.14 ¥185	-5.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 R$3.63	$0.75 ¥122	+6.3%
Average			-2.8%

Curitiba vs. Nagoya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.5 times more for groceries

	Curitiba	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.54 R$7.90	$1.46 ¥237	-5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 R$21.84	$4.86 ¥789	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 R$19.56	$6.11 ¥993	+60.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.24 R$11.51	$2.21 ¥359	-1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.95 R$10.01	$3.09 ¥502	+58.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 R$4.85	$2.75 ¥447	+190.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 R$2.29	$1.36 ¥222	+204.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 R$2.23	$1.76 ¥286	+304.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 R$2.83	$2.64 ¥428	+378.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 R$2.26	$1.48 ¥240	+234.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 R$2.20	$1.14 ¥186	+166.8%
Average			+146.0%

Curitiba vs. Nagoya - Cost of groceries

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pay 65.6% more for transportation

	Curitiba	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 R$24.45	$4.43 ¥720	-7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$48.09 R$246.57	$53.46 ¥8,684	+11.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,721.83 R$106K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	+7.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.13 R$36.54	$24.99 ¥4,060	+250.7%
Average			+65.6%

Curitiba vs. Nagoya - Cost of transportation

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pay 60.0% more for housing

	Curitiba	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.21 R$108.72	$32.74 ¥5,319	+54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$383.73 R$1,967.47	$573.57 ¥93,175	+49.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$268.47 R$1,376.52	$395.38 ¥64,227	+47.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.85 R$286.35	$105.54 ¥17,144	+89.0%
Average			+60.0%

Curitiba vs. Nagoya - Cost of housing

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pay 57.5% more for childcare

	Curitiba	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.70 R$1,510.99	$461.83 ¥75,023	+56.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,891.96 R$35,336.46	$10,914.61 ¥2M	+58.4%
Average			+57.5%

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pay 50.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Curitiba	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.25 R$11.54	$2.00 ¥326	-10.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.21 R$11.32	$2.79 ¥454	+26.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.25 R$11.54	$3.34 ¥543	+48.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.52 R$136.00	$53.90 ¥8,757	+103.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 R$33.65	$12.03 ¥1,954	+83.3%
Average			+50.1%

Curitiba vs. Nagoya - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.0% less for clothing

	Curitiba	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.37 R$299.26	$44.33 ¥7,201	-24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.18 R$236.79	$30.91 ¥5,021	-33.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.13 R$436.50	$50.12 ¥8,141	-41.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.18 R$359.82	$88.54 ¥14,383	+26.2%
Average			-18.0%

Curitiba vs. Nagoya - Cost of clothing

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