Curitiba vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Curitiba	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$817	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2009	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$362	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$608	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$488	$3954
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	60	90
😀 Quality of life	60	94
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.51M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 67% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6602nd and 920th ($817 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Curitiba compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Curitiba ranked 18th best city to live in Brazil vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5872nd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Curitiba vs Munich

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	Curitiba	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.23	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.55	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.49	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.17	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$644	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$441	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.5	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$108	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.18%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1916	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1300	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.3	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.8	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.63	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.71	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.16	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.32	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.87	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.8	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.7	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.08	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$47.5	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.59	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.5	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6739	$14492

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730