Munich vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	54
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	1.51M	525K

The cost of living in Munich is 13% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 920th and 362nd ($2463 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th 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 98th in the United States, while ranked 61st and 309th 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	$19.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850