Which is cheaper, Curitiba or Paraty?

Paraty is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,332 for one person.

Is Curitiba or Paraty safer?

Curitiba scores higher on safety (35 vs 35), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.

Where is the internet faster, Curitiba or Paraty?

Curitiba: a measured median of 41.3 Mbps versus 36.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

Curitiba vs Paraty

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Paraty edges it, 61 to 60, winning 3 of the 9 factors. Curitiba is stronger on nothing outright; Paraty on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Curitiba

out of 100

Brazil's urban-planning model city

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Paraty

out of 100

UNESCO colonial harbour town between rainforest and the Costa Verde

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Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

Metric	Curitiba	Paraty
Cost of living	49	50 ✓
Safety	35	35
Healthcare	72	72
Internet	73 ✓	72
Visa ease	77	77
Getting there & around	55	56 ✓
Climate	50	50
Air quality	77	83 ✓
Quality of life	54	54

Cost

Metric	Curitiba	Paraty
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city	$1,332	$1,300 ✓
Central one-bedroom rent	no data	no data

Safety and health (country-level)

Metric	Curitiba	Paraty
Homicides per 100k	18.69	18.69
Political stability (0–100)	58.9	58.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)	84	84
Life expectancy	72.4 yrs	72.4 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

Metric	Curitiba	Paraty
Download	41.3 Mbps ✓	36.2 Mbps
Upload	27.6 Mbps	29.4 Mbps ✓

Visa

Metric	Curitiba	Paraty
Nomad visa	Digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)	Digital nomad temporary visa (VITEM XIV)
Minimum income for the visa	$1,500/mo	$1,500/mo
Entry, US passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, EU passport	90 days	90 days
Entry, UK passport	90 days	90 days

Getting there and around

Metric	Curitiba	Paraty
Non-stop airport destinations	21	59 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)	3	4 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)	4 ✓	1

Climate and air

Metric	Curitiba	Paraty
Comfortable months per year	6	6
Annual mean PM2.5	15.2 µg/m³	12.8 µg/m³ ✓

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Curitiba or Paraty?: Paraty is cheaper: about $1,300 per month versus $1,332 for one person.
Is Curitiba or Paraty safer?: Curitiba scores higher on safety (35 vs 35), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Curitiba or Paraty?: Curitiba: a measured median of 41.3 Mbps versus 36.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

More comparisons

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.