Cologne vs Curitiba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Curitiba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$755
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$1903
🏠 One person rent	$947	$331
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	60
😀 Quality of life	96	55
🏙️ Population	1.09M	1.77M

The cost of living in Cologne is 131% more expensive than in Curitiba. Cities ranked 2551st and 6656th ($1744 vs $755) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 12th 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 13th in Brazil, while ranked 12th and 5882nd 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	$13.1	$4.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$27
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$2.1
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$2.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$558
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$74.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$1232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$6.72
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$6.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$9.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$2.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$52.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$82
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$7461

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Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$652
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$642
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$610
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$555
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$581
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$662
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$594
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$567
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$614
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$632
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$659
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$603
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$658
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$632
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$639
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$506
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$594
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$857
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$612
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$581
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$594
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$600
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$609
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$619
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$611
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$497
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$615
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$624
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$580
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$619
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$626
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$577
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$612
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$548
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$624
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$600
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$575
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$571