Cologne vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cologne	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1968	$817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$2009
🏠 One person rent	$1091	$362
🏘️ Family rent	$1830	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$536	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$196	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3266	$488
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	60
😀 Quality of life	96	60
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.77M

The cost of living in Cologne is 141% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 2104th and 6602nd ($1968 vs $817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 10th 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 Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Curitiba. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Curitiba ranked 18th in Brazil, while ranked 23rd and 5872nd 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	$15.4	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.5	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$6.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.26	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.38	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$870	$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1997	$644
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1478	$441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$70.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.8	$18.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.8%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6855	$1916
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5848	$1300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.93	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.6	$47.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24	$8.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$2.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$0.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.45	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.3	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$4.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.45	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.3	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.3	$47.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19386	$6739

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1750
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1699
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1711
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1702
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1736
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1695
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1770
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1694
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1678
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1716
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1642
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1957
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1674
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1691
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1654
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1645
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1666
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1608
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1661
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1611
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1674
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1650
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1613
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1662
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1979

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$704
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$693
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$627
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$570
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$606
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$717
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$659
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$558
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$647
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$699
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$716
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$679
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$633
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$693
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$681
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$680
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$547
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$625
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$588
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$904
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$662
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$603
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$616
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$621
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$622
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$666
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$666
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$542
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$673
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$589
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$576
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$780
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$582
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$654
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$554
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$605