Munich vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$955
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2402
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$447
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$365
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	94	62
🏙️ Population	1.51M	6.21M

The cost of living in Munich is 144% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 1056th and 5959th ($2332 vs $955) 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 4932nd 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	$17.1	$6.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$6.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$506
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$850
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	10.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$2041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$53.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$8.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$8.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$8.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$1.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$10815

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$773
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$636
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$652
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$808
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$591
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$600
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$675
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$500
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$549
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$563
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$647
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$649
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$461
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$513
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$596
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$635
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$620
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$520
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$664
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$623
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$585
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$629
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$618
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$532
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$537
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$609
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$543
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$618
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$617
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$593
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$622
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$542
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$631
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$618
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$515
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$463
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$666
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$585