Denver vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6409
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$1710
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$2799
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$708
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4539
$4507
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
89
94
🏙️ Population
716K
1.51M

The cost of living in Denver is 12% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 432nd and 889th ($2791 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 365th 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 Denver compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Denver ranked 61st best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 239th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Munich

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Denver Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.9
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.7
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.55
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$5.62
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1860
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2961
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2488
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.8
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5415
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3638
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.75
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$99.5
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$7.03
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.55
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.84
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.8
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.7
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.44
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$168
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.3
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.4
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1796
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18639
$16629

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2600
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2400
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2546
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2626
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2638
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2286
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2742
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2667
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2728
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2540
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2972
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2598
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2749
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2524
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2917
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2510
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2727
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2509
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$2034
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2278
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2323
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1771
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2140
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1920
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1928
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$2168
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1648
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2418
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1880
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1753
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1519
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2220
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$2472
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2216
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1748
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1676

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