Berlin vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2018
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$336
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$565
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$261
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$508
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	60
😀 Quality of life	95	56
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.96M

The cost of living in Berlin is 149% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1759th and 6359th ($2013 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 19th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Curitiba ranked 10th in Brazil, while ranked 19th and 5843rd 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	$12.4	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$28.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$81.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	10.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$2006
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$1511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$6.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$8.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$5.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$60.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$7874

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$728
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$714
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$665
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$526
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$599
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$692
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$669
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$682
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$659
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$682
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$756
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$662
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$641
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$760
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$697
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$729
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$626
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$655
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$691
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$925
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$669
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$612
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$660
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$667
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$655
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$688
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$659
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$586
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$657
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$723
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$658
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$670
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$663
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$658
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$651
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$607
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$661
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$652
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$660
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$628