Munich vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	93
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.14M

The cost of living in Munich is 5% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 920th and 1191st ($2463 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 61st and 12th 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	$19.1	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736