Melbourne vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2308
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5590
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$1286
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$2187
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$315
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4060
$3954
😷 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 6% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1249th and 920th ($2308 vs $2463) 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 1.6 months in Munich. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1st and 61st 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
$14.5
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.26
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$3.74
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.63
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1462
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1055
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2675
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1808
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.03%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7072
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5978
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.57
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$115
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.5
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.43
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.58
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.06
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.63
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.9
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.07
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.2
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$72
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1948
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22799
$14492

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1681
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1697
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1673
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1736
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1768
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1738
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1728
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1706
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1674
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1725
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2058
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1464
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1362
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1813
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1662
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1718
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1753
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1458
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1786
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1667
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1660
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2019
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1771
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1678
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2127
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1364
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1568
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1580
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2117
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1599
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1747
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2292
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1888
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2640
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2181
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1839
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1911
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1633
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1184
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1988

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