Munich vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	99
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.6M

The cost of living in Munich is 15% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1352nd and 664th ($2201 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 610th 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 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 138th 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	$16.2	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$19774

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693