Milan vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2307
$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5512
$5699
🏠 One person rent
$1295
$1467
🏘️ Family rent
$2316
$2572
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$593
🚐 Transport expenses
$195
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2386
$3954
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
98
90
😀 Quality of life
88
94
🏙️ Population
1.35M
1.51M

The cost of living in Milan is 6% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 1250th and 920th ($2307 vs $2463) 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 1 months in Milan compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Milan ranked 2nd best city to live in Italy vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 315th and 61st 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
$21.4
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.24
$5.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.35
$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1465
$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1056
$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2665
$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1944
$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.8
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.11%
4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10174
$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5200
$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.4
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.53
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.17
$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.1
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.23
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.1
$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.96
$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.16
$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.6
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$103
$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.5
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$850
$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16429
$14492

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1792
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1764
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1808
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1344
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1649
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1770
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1781
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1474
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1803
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1474
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1264
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1547
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1489
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1605
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1624
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1582
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1316
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2673
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1469
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1402
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1308
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1762
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$3158
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1263
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1268
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1589
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1620
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1582
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1602
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1642
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1657
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1446
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1662
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2846
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1615
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1589
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1336
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1612
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1700

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