Munich vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$4287
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.6M

The cost of living in Munich is 10% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1315th and 812th ($2188 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 735th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Philadelphia

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	Munich	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$15748

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766