Munich vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$5777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	1.51M	8.8M

The cost of living in Munich is 42% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 1056th and 5th ($2332 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 54th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs New York City

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	Munich	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$20585

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108