Baltimore vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	97	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	586K	1.51M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 4% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1182nd and 1352nd ($2287 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.6 months in Munich. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 131st and 54th 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	$16.3	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$14702

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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