Curitiba vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Curitiba	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$852	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2126	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$629	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$566	$4507
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	61	90
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	1.77M	1.51M

The cost of living in Curitiba is 66% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6551st and 889th ($852 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 13th 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 1.8 months in Munich. Curitiba ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 5281st and 38th 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	$5.8	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34.2	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.2	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.25	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$395	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$259	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$471	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.5	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.14%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2182	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1494	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.1	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.49	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.28	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.14	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.09	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.29	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.37	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.8	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.1	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.1	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$330	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7717	$16629

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Cities near Curitiba

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Sao Jose dos Pinhais	$707
16 km or 10 mi	Colombo	$726
77 km or 48 mi	Paranagua	$662
97 km or 60 mi	Ponta Grossa	$563
103 km or 64 mi	Castro	$634
106 km or 66 mi	Joinville	$765
119 km or 74 mi	Jaragua do Sul	$713
139 km or 86 mi	Irati	$582
166 km or 103 mi	Itapeva	$693
167 km or 104 mi	Blumenau	$762
175 km or 109 mi	Itajai	$771
178 km or 111 mi	Registro	$733
183 km or 114 mi	Telemaco Borba	$676
185 km or 115 mi	Balneario Camboriu	$746
189 km or 117 mi	Brusque	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Itapema	$733
220 km or 136 mi	Guarapuava	$579
229 km or 143 mi	Cacador	$673
239 km or 148 mi	Itapetininga	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Florianopolis	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Peruibe	$712
262 km or 163 mi	Avare	$645
272 km or 169 mi	Tatui	$657
279 km or 173 mi	Ourinhos	$660
282 km or 175 mi	Sorocaba	$665
285 km or 177 mi	Lages	$711
286 km or 178 mi	Ibiuna	$719
295 km or 183 mi	Botucatu	$584
302 km or 188 mi	Sao Roque	$725
304 km or 189 mi	Londrina	$656
304 km or 189 mi	Apucarana	$627
306 km or 190 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
310 km or 193 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
312 km or 194 mi	Arapongas	$615
313 km or 194 mi	Cotia	$841
313 km or 194 mi	Itu	$615
315 km or 196 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
316 km or 196 mi	Itapevi	$700
317 km or 197 mi	Rolandia	$589
318 km or 198 mi	Lencois Paulista	$661

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748