Berlin vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$852
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2126
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$629
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$566
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	95	65
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.77M

The cost of living in Berlin is 170% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1275th and 6551st ($2302 vs $852) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 13th 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 0.7 months in Curitiba. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Curitiba ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 35th and 5281st 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	$16	$5.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$395
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$91.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	11.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$2182
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1494
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$54.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$7.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$27.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$55.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$7717

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

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