Munich vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	93	62
🏙️ Population	1.51M	6.21M

The cost of living in Munich is 140% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1352nd and 5954th ($2201 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Brazil, respectively. Check Germany vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 54th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Munich	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562