Boston vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3547
$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7979
$5311
🏠 One person rent
$2453
$1313
🏘️ Family rent
$4007
$2479
🍽️ Food expenses
$729
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5732
$3560
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
91
93
🏙️ Population
676K
1.51M

The cost of living in Boston is 61% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 24th and 1352nd ($3547 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 103rd and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Munich

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Boston Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.6
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$101
$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.36
$4.92
 Cappuccino
$5.8
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2794
$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2107
$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5075
$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3386
$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$215
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10352
$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5877
$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.1
$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.1
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.95
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.67
$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.3
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.78
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.02
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.05
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.2
$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$195
$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2725
$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$31112
$14702

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BostonMunich

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2873
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2824
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2774
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2783
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2934
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2922
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2732
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2882
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2403
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2805
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2844
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2851
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2592
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2848
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2833
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2861
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2825

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