Miami vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$3954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	84	90
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	442K	1.51M

The cost of living in Miami is 29% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 118th and 920th ($3178 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 119th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Munich

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	Miami	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$27	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$14492

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

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