Curitiba vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4328
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	61	100
😀 Quality of life	65	100
🏙️ Population	1.77M	5.35M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 66% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6551st and 893rd ($852 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 4th in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5281st and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Melbourne

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	Curitiba	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$26129

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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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172