Berlin vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	3.68M	1.49M

The cost of living in Berlin is 8% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1759th and 1315th ($2013 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Germany.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Ranked 2nd vs 9th best cities to live in Germany, and 19th vs 48th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Munich

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	Berlin	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$18334

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599