Munich vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$3414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.15M

The cost of living in Munich is 1% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1056th and 998th ($2332 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 54th and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Paris

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	Munich	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395