Munich vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$2448
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$5605
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1473
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$2303
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$4181
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.14M

The cost of living in Munich is 2% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 889th and 978th ($2499 vs $2448) 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 1.7 months in Perth. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 38th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/munich/perth.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Munich vs Perth infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/munich/perth" target="_blank">Munich vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Munich vs Perth

Prices for goods and services in Munich and Perth are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Munich	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$8.55
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$2691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1923
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$6285
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$4935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$8.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$4.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$66.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$2141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$15409

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1838
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2219
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$2016
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$2025
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1618
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2338
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1904
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$527
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$496
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$409
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$822
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1175
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1604
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$593
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1487
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1861
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2217
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$439
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$379
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1906
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1822
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1928
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$408
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$476
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$453
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$459
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2496
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1829
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$514
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1889
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$419
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1894