Atlanta vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Atlanta	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2617	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5892	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1587	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2476	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$690	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5193	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	499K	1.51M

The cost of living in Atlanta is 5% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 699th and 889th ($2617 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 606th 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 months in Atlanta compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Atlanta ranked 58th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 231st and 38th 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	$20.9	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.7	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1741	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2969	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2013	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3301	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2480	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.48	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.94	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.89	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.9	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1409	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23857	$16629

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2392
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2390
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2375
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2373
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2330
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2366
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2395
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2340
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2415
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2429
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2418
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2201
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2525
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2447
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2453
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2220
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2722
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2980
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2282
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2544
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1911
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2090
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2270
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2490
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2109
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2239
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2253
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1990
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2251
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1919
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1791
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2202
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1932
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1593
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1814
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1966
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1946
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1928
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2004

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