Curitiba vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$4008
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	99
😀 Quality of life	60	100
🏙️ Population	1.77M	5.45M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 69% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6602nd and 649th ($817 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Brazil and Australia, respectively. Check Brazil vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5872nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Sydney

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	Curitiba	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$19140

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710