Atlanta vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Atlanta	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2570	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5742	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1586	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2465	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5431	$3560
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	499K	1.51M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 17% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 704th and 1352nd ($2570 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 650th and 1st in the United States and Germany, respectively. Check the United States vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Atlanta ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 165th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Munich

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	Atlanta	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.39	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1651	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1325	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2827	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2042	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2730	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.7	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.67	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.73	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.2	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.72	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.58	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.13	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.45	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.8	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1442	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27299	$14702

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560