Munich vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$2839
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$6013
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$1622
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$2504
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$818
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$4320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	90	81
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.51M	718K

The cost of living in Munich is 11% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 863rd and 381st ($2525 vs $2839) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Norway, respectively. Check Germany vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 44th and 27th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Oslo

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	Munich	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$23.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$113
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$16.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$12.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$4.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1731
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$2725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	5.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$11707
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$7107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$4.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$82.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$2.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$6.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$3.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$17.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$59.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$18.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$69.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$44.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$252
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$15566

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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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2227
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2384
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2231
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2281
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1935
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2084
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1993
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2156
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2071
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2401
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2157
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1855
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2092
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1984
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$2029
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$2002
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1423
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2236
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1705
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1481
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1574
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1424
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1980
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1358
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1479
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1625
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1503
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1337
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1840
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1879
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1251
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1723
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1298
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1544
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1578
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1810
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2178
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2617
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2336