Brisbane vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	98	60
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.77M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 153% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1813th and 6602nd ($2065 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th 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 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 9th and 5872nd 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	$14.4	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$6739

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605