Auckland vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Auckland	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4648	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$1094	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$516	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$233	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3283	$445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	60
😀 Quality of life	90	55
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.77M

The cost of living in Auckland is 161% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1924th and 6656th ($1968 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Curitiba ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 161st and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Auckland vs Curitiba

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	Auckland	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.02	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.92	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2191	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1679	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.4	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7916	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6301	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.56	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$122	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.7	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.64	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.79	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.19	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.32	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.49	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.27	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.7	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.4	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.2	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$890	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13719	$7461

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1709
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1736
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1506
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1213
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1652
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1182
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1418
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1457
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1433
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1144
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1253
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1607
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$1837
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1475
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1248
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1847
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1717
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1746
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1921
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1435
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1242
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1652
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1002
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$808
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$810
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$977
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1448

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571