Brisbane vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Brisbane	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2491	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5397	$1931
🏠 One person rent	$1506	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$2275	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$280	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4184	$468
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	60
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	2.36M	1.77M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 225% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 781st and 6590th ($2491 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Australia and Brazil, respectively. Check Australia vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Brisbane compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Curitiba ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 15th and 5836th 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	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.5	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.77	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1542	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1283	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1860	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.33%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7907	$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5572	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$145	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.4	$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.52	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.96	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$27.8	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.4	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.3	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9531	$7687

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$669
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$659
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$623
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$565
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$596
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$623
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$581
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$633
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$648
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$691
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$625
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$692
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$653
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$670
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$534
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$620
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$594
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$826
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$636
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$608
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$627
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$629
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$605
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$653
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$629
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$512
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$630
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$661
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$608
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$609
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$621
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$567
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$606
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$604
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$596