Brisbane vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$2126
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$566
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	61
😀 Quality of life	98	65
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.77M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 166% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1349th and 6551st ($2269 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 13th 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 0.7 months in Curitiba. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 3rd and 5281st 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	$15.5	$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$7717

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

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