Munich vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$2197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	91
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.75M

The cost of living in Munich is 20% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 889th and 1819th ($2499 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Italy, respectively. Check Germany vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 38th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Rome

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	Munich	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$12431

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358