Curitiba vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Curitiba	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$766	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1931	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$345	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$238	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.1	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$4399
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	60	99
😀 Quality of life	55	99
🏙️ Population	1.77M	4.84M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6590th and 312th ($766 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 18th 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Curitiba ranked 14th best city to live in Brazil vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5836th and 4th 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	$5.35	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.6	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.21	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.2	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.06	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$609	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.1	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.42%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1845	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1301	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.14	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.89	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.96	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.21	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.2	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.89	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.02	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.78	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.6	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$276	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7687	$18951

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754