Munich vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$4464
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$1909
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$3795
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	94
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.49M	592K

The cost of living in Munich is 9% more expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 1315th and 1756th ($2188 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Germany and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Germany vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 48th and 54th 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	$14.6	$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$12166

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1804
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$1886
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2205
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1822
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2055
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2465
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$1939
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1833
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$1894
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$1981
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1647
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2001
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1376
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1965
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1650
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1756
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1631
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1818
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1909
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1539
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1971
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1413
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413