Munich vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	87
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.39M

The cost of living in Munich is 30% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1056th and 45th ($2332 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 75th 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	$17.1	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$21468

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647