Munich vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$3894
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	94
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.51M	664K

The cost of living in Munich is 6% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 920th and 689th ($2463 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 61st and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Rotterdam

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	Munich	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$13809

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671