Munich vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$5332
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$2231
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$695
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$4054
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
1.51M
384K

The cost of living in Munich is 13% more expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 863rd and 1402nd ($2525 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1171st in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 44th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs New Orleans

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Munich New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$5.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$141
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$10142

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714

Cities near New Orleans

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kenner
$2135
46 km or 29 mi Slidell
$2066
46 km or 29 mi Mandeville
$1781
72 km or 45 mi Hammond
$1937
74 km or 46 mi Houma
$1752
109 km or 68 mi Gulfport
$1791
112 km or 70 mi Morgan
$2159
114 km or 71 mi Central
$2071
119 km or 74 mi Baton Rouge
$2049
121 km or 75 mi Biloxi
$1794
154 km or 96 mi Pascagoula
$1898
168 km or 104 mi New Iberia
$2094
168 km or 105 mi Hattiesburg
$1713
189 km or 118 mi Lafayette
$1797
203 km or 126 mi Opelousas
$1959
209 km or 130 mi Prichard
$1801
212 km or 132 mi Mobile
$1702
213 km or 133 mi Laurel
$1593
218 km or 135 mi Natchez
$1934
223 km or 139 mi Daphne
$1806
235 km or 146 mi Foley
$1794
258 km or 160 mi Pearl
$2087
259 km or 161 mi Brandon
$2286
261 km or 162 mi Jackson
$1922
266 km or 166 mi Clinton
$2046
272 km or 169 mi Alexandria
$1800
274 km or 170 mi Ridgeland
$2073
276 km or 171 mi Vicksburg
$1983
278 km or 173 mi Madison
$2073
281 km or 175 mi Pensacola
$2244
299 km or 186 mi Meridian
$1746
303 km or 188 mi Lake Charles
$1917
318 km or 198 mi Sulphur
$1977
336 km or 209 mi Fort Walton Beach
$2035
344 km or 214 mi Monroe
$1612
348 km or 216 mi Crestview
$1978
373 km or 231 mi Port Arthur
$1895
376 km or 234 mi Ruston
$1855
390 km or 243 mi Beaumont
$1621
394 km or 245 mi Greenville
$1940