Munich vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$5119
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1352
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2099
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$3624
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	93
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.14M

The cost of living in Munich is 5% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 1315th and 1068th ($2188 vs $2292) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Perth. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 48th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Perth

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	Munich	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1088
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$2313
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$1714
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$7584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$6088
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$14.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1668
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$12548

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1601
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2052
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1612
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1761
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1635
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1444
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2180
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1462
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$502
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$546
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$361
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$870
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$873
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1327
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$556
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1317
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1859
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1688
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$427
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$383
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1708
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1658
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1746
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$403
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$469
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$439
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$454
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2356
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1702
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$505
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1707
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$506
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$440
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$427
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$459
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1693