Munich vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$4810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	90	88
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.51M	653K

The cost of living in Munich is 16% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 1352nd and 603rd ($2201 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Portland

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	Munich	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$16585

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741