London vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$3954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	99	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.51M

The cost of living in London is 56% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8th and 920th ($3851 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.1 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 5th and 61st 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	$22.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$14492

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

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