Munich vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$3254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$7791
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$2034
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$3588
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$877
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$5482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	97
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.51M	441K

The cost of living in Munich is 24% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 920th and 90th ($2463 vs $3254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Oakland ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 61st and 45th 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	$19.1	$30.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$124
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$1830
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1813
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$7048
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$7022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$5.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$7.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$6.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$7.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$6.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$4.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$2.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$5.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$178
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$2720
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$18326

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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

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359