Miami vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Miami	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3075	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7229	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$2042	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$3813	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$126	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3944	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	85	90
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	442K	1.51M

The cost of living in Miami is 40% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 119th and 1352nd ($3075 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 107th 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 29th best city to live in the United States vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 140th and 54th 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	$23.6	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.6	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.68	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.32	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.26	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1740	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3960	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.24	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.7	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.89	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.46	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.4	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.78	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.6	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.9	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.79	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75.4	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$50	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1399	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23889	$14702

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560