Munich vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2197
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$4695
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1901
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$637
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$3568
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	91	79
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.49M	709K

The cost of living in Munich is 0.4% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 1315th and 1293rd ($2188 vs $2197) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 48th and 24th 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	$14.6	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$10.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1005
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$2068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$1569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$8838
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$6042
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$2.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$15.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$55.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$38.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$87.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$8301

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1747
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1805
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2077
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1747
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1626
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1781
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1616
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1835
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1705
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1471
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1936
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1715
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1585
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1767
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1569
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1723
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1554
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1261
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1637
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1530
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1246
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1428
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1332
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1575
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1299
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1396
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1528
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1465
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1203
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1718
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1690
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1276
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1455
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1783
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1250
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1482
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$2283
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1912
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2129
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$1991