Brisbane vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brisbane	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2356	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4943	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$2020	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$537	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$249	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3604	$508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.96M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 191% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 930th and 6359th ($2356 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Curitiba ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 18th and 5843rd 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	$13.8	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.8	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1208	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2416	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1655	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$163	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9010	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6567	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.86	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.06	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.02	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.3	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.42	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.53	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.6	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.9	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.9	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1568	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8728	$7874

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1785
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1881
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2011
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1816
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1354
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1545
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1461
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1404
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$1998
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1903
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1691
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2348
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2741
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1610
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1463
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1430
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1723
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2604
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1669
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1249
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1672
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1462
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1317
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1707
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1746
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1719
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2356
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1716
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1702
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1693

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