Munich vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.51M	468K

The cost of living in Munich is 11% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 863rd and 1363rd ($2525 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 44th and 219th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Raleigh

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	Munich	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$24243

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729