Munich vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	93	86
🏙️ Population	1.51M	525K

The cost of living in Munich is 22% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 1352nd and 313th ($2201 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 277th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 54th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sacramento

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	Munich	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$29998

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045