Munich vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$3155
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.15M

The cost of living in Munich is 2% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 1315th and 1216th ($2188 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and France, respectively. Check Germany vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 48th and 33rd 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	$14.6	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$16502

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381