Berlin vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Berlin	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5321	$2192
🏠 One person rent	$1330	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2289	$610
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$319	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3423	$643
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	61
😀 Quality of life	94	66
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.77M

The cost of living in Berlin is 171% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 1150th and 6406th ($2371 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 14th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 0.7 months in Curitiba. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Curitiba ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 45th and 4836th 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	$16.2	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.6	$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$8.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$2.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.65	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.71	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1383	$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1009	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2475	$733
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1800	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$307	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47	$22.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	11.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8891	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$1675
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.59	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.4	$61.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.1	$7.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.2	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$9.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.1	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.4	$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.6	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12679	$8836

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1960
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1941
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1902
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1979
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1908
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1878
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1921
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1895
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1840
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1920
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1903
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1804
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1827
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1854
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1863
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1682
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1870
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1482
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1517
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1460
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1332
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1459
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1462
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1459
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1482
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1551
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1461
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1505
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1434
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1448
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1419
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1443
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1190
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1416
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1080
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1551
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1470

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$727
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$754
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$689
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$566
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$646
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$787
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$714
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$591
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$718
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$781
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$801
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$728
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$702
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$762
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$758
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$753
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$596
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$685
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$1035
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$657
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$653
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$694
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$694
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$719
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$720
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$601
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$728
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$682
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$645
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$634
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$848
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$619
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$699
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$670