Munich vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.11M

The cost of living in Munich is 0.7% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 889th and 916th ($2499 vs $2480) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 38th and 14th 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	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$17184

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544