London vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in London is 50% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 58th and 1352nd ($3296 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and Germany, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.6 months in Munich. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 4th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Munich

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	London	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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