Melbourne vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2543
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6242
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$1414
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$2478
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$607
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$361
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4489
$4312
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
100
90
😀 Quality of life
100
94
🏙️ Population
5.35M
1.51M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 0.7% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 829th and 863rd ($2543 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Australia and Germany, respectively. Check Australia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1st and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Munich

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Melbourne Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.51
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.15
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1557
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1162
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2836
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6978
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.85
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$140
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.42
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.67
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.94
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.76
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.68
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.54
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.16
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.98
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.17
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.4
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.8
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.1
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$123
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2326
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22313
$17274

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714