Munich vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	94	97
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.15M

The cost of living in Munich is 2% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 920th and 843rd ($2463 vs $2517) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 61st and 18th 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	$19.1	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$15084

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488