Brisbane vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.77M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 167% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1792nd and 6656th ($2016 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 12th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Curitiba ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 7th and 5882nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Curitiba

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	Brisbane	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.3	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$7461

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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