Munich vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.51M	441K

The cost of living in Munich is 26% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 1056th and 91st ($2332 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Oakland

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	Munich	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$27655

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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 Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288