Munich vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$6734
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1795
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$3490
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$4345
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	91	82
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	1.49M	468K

The cost of living in Munich is 21% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1315th and 304th ($2188 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 235th 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	$14.6	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$22084

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2313
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1731
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2271
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2161
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2112
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2163
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2071
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2162
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2159
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2236
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2063
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2031
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1787
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2084
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2082
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2084
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1947
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$1855
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2098
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2053
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2020
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2052
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2056
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2082
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2105
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2139
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2044
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2074
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1929
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2112
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2163
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$2056
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2191
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2014
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2441
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2229
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2218
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2348
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1857