Munich vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	90	7
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	1.51M	77.6K

The cost of living in Munich is 143% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 920th and 5469th ($2463 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 61st and 6129th 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	$19.1	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$14328

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866