Milan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$5197
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$1327
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$2400
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$507
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$3867
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
99
91
😀 Quality of life
85
94
🏙️ Population
1.37M
1.49M

The cost of living in Milan is 5% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1623rd and 1315th ($2074 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Italy and Germany, respectively. Check Italy vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 292nd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Munich

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Milan Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$4.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$18334

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599