Houston vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$3954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.51M

The cost of living in Houston is 9% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1375th and 920th ($2240 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 77th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Munich

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	Houston	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$14492

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730