Munich vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.51M	664K

The cost of living in Munich is 5% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1056th and 1336th ($2332 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 54th and 51st 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	$17.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592