Munich vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	91	7
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	1.51M	77.6K

The cost of living in Munich is 137% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1056th and 5798th ($2332 vs $985) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Thailand, respectively. Check Germany vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.8 months in Phuket. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 54th and 6033rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Phuket

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	Munich	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$13132

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892