Auckland vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Auckland	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2156	$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4802	$2126
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$1967	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$543	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$242	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3398	$566
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	61
😀 Quality of life	89	65
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.77M

The cost of living in Auckland is 153% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1604th and 6551st ($2156 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Auckland compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 240th and 5281st 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	$13.5	$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.86	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.14	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.35	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1205	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1071	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2099	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1689	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.7	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.2	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7507	$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5316	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$131	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.66	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.9	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$75.6	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$988	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15607	$7717

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661