Los Angeles vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Los Angeles	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3361	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7751	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$2151	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$3720	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$750	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$245	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4549	$3954
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	99	90
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 36% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 65th and 920th ($3361 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Los Angeles ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 74th and 61st 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	$22.6	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.2	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.49	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2364	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1847	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4128	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$131	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.62%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7753	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6833	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.9	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.99	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.62	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$4.04	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.97	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.09	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.34	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$168	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.8	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$62	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1849	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26874	$14492

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927

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