Curitiba vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Curitiba	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$874	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2192	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$610	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$122	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$643	$4312
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	61	90
😀 Quality of life	66	94
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.51M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 65% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6406th and 863rd ($874 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 1st in Brazil and Germany, respectively. Check Brazil vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Curitiba compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Curitiba ranked 9th best city to live in Brazil vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4836th and 44th 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	$6.63	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.6	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.2	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.14	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$442	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$733	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$447	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.9	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$83.3	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.4	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.21%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1675	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.17	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.9	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.41	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.71	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.33	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.45	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.3	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.71	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.79	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.1	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$370	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8836	$17274

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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

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714