Baltimore vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Baltimore	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2234	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5254	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2204	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4084	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	90
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	586K	1.51M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 11% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1414th and 889th ($2234 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Baltimore ranked 41st best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 164th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Munich

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	Baltimore	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.1	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.29	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1650	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2430	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1814	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2166	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.41	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.29	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.74	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$51.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1492	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21697	$16629

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024

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