Munich vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$5531
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.39M

The cost of living in Munich is 36% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1352nd and 36th ($2201 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 San Diego. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs San Diego

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	Munich	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759