Berlin vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Berlin	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2104	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5039	$1931
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$2202	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$288	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3287	$468
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	3.76M	1.77M

The cost of living in Berlin is 175% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6590th ($2104 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Curitiba ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 5836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Curitiba

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	Berlin	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.5	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.48	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.15	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1178	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$855	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2408	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.8	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8742	$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6444	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.9	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$55.1	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.14	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.8	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.43	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.8	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$93.4	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.8	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8961	$7687

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1739
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1783
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1775
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1739
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1786
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1730
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1717
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1780
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1739
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1690
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1752
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1737
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1671
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1687
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1713
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1734
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1714
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1574
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1692
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1469
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1393
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1261
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1386
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1387
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1396
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1345
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1513
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1390
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1470
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1372
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1386
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1349
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1365
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1169
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1384
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$931
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1387
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1369

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