Munich vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$5120
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1382
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2287
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$3866
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	91	81
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.43M

The cost of living in Munich is 1% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 1315th and 1242nd ($2188 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs San Antonio

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	Munich	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$5.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$94
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$19044

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2146
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2158
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2175
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2146
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2093
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2150
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2186
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2590
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2191
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2190
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2179
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2095
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2146
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2013
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1989
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1902
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1979
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$710
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1560
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2066
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1789
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1931
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1842
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$789
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$595
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1925
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1829
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2136
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2071
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2148
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2128
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$1972
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2080
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2737
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2221
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2126
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1801
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2118
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2108