Munich vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$5439
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	87
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.39M

The cost of living in Munich is 36% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1315th and 26th ($2188 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 107th 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	$14.6	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$18429

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606