Munich vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	90	82
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.51M	468K

The cost of living in Munich is 6% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 920th and 1213th ($2463 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 61st and 212th 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	$19.1	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766