Los Angeles vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Los Angeles	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3187	$2332
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7653	$5652
🏠 One person rent	$2045	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$3732	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$714	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$218	$219
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5275	$3717
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	99	91
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 37% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 72nd and 1056th ($3187 vs $2332) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 47th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Munich

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	Los Angeles	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$77.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$5.12
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.93	$4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2261	$1433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1732	$1107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3983	$2772
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3315	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.8	$43.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7592	$12629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7011	$9154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.9	$56.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.22	$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$7.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.35	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$9.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.06	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.89	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.8	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$174	$78.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1009
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28613	$19483

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668