Munich vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$545
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
91
7
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
1.49M
77.6K

The cost of living in Munich is 152% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 1315th and 6130th ($2188 vs $870) 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 48th and 5986th 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
$14.6
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$13219

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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 Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743