Cologne vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cologne	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$766
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4479	$1931
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$345
🏘️ Family rent	$1819	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$510	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$96.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3275	$468
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	60
😀 Quality of life	97	55
🏙️ Population	1.08M	1.77M

The cost of living in Cologne is 142% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 2308th and 6590th ($1851 vs $766) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 18th in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Curitiba ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 16th and 5836th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Curitiba

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	Cologne	Curitiba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.8	$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$6.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.71	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1023	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$801	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2061	$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1459	$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44	$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4%	10.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6540	$1845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5856	$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.56	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.2	$6.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.91	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.7	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$0.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.37	$7.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.82	$2.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$5.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.35	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.7	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$82.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$822	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16860	$7687

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1593
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1620
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1563
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1586
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1580
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1606
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1566
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1582
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1572
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1530
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1594
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1765
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1578
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1652
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1564
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1558
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1531
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1415
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1571
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1453
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1550
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1566
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1527
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1548
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1542
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1861

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