Curitiba vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4181
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	61	94
😀 Quality of life	65	96
🏙️ Population	1.77M	2.14M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 65% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 6551st and 978th ($852 vs $2448) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th and 6th 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 Perth. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 5281st and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Perth

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	Curitiba	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.8	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$15409

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894