Auckland vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Auckland	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2279	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5201	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$1304	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$582	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3471	$508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	32	60
😀 Quality of life	90	56
🏙️ Population	1.47M	1.96M

The cost of living in Auckland is 182% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1099th and 6359th ($2279 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in New Zealand and Brazil, respectively. Check New Zealand vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Auckland compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Auckland ranked 1st best city to live in New Zealand vs Curitiba ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 119th and 5843rd 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	$14	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.48	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1960	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$92.7	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.3	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.09%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10101	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9272	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$130	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.19	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.47	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.95	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.6	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.82	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.7	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.6	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$863	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12822	$7874

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Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1960
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1994
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1885
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1643
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1701
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1388
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1754
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1200
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1563
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1346
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1454
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1207
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1524
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1113
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1365
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1679
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1230
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1777
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1744
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1887
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2220
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1500
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1579
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1800
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1842
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1664
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$1925
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1398
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1353
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1648
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1597
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1597
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$978
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$849
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$824
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$752
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1461

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628