Munich vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Munich | San Francisco | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Munich is 38% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 1056th and 9th ($2332 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 54th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Munich vs San Francisco
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| Munich | San Francisco | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Munich
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 9.6 mi |  Germering | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Unterschleiheim | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Puchheim | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Dachau | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Olching | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Starnberg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Furstenfeldbruck | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Erding | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Geretsried | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Freising | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Weilheim in Oberbayern | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Aichach | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Friedberg | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Rosenheim | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Konigsbrunn | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Landsberg am Lech | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Augsburg | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Gersthofen | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Landshut | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Waldkraiburg | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Neusa | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Ingolstadt | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Muhldorf | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Neuburg an der Donau | |
| 76 km or 48 mi | Kaufbeuren | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Traunreut | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Traunstein | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Donauworth | |
| 98 km or 61 mi |  Innsbruck | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Gunzburg | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kempten | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Regensburg | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Memmingen | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Straubing | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Nordlingen | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Senden | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Salzburg | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Sonthofen |
Cities near San Francisco
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 11 km or 6.9 mi |  Daly | |
| 14 km or 8.4 mi | South San Francisco | |
| 14 km or 8.8 mi | Alameda | |
| 15 km or 9.2 mi | Oakland | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Albany | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Berkeley | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | San Bruno | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | El Cerrito | |
| 18 km or 11 mi | Pacifica | |
| 19 km or 12 mi | Richmond | |
| 20 km or 12 mi | Millbrae | |
| 21 km or 13 mi | San Pablo | |
| 22 km or 14 mi | Burlingame | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Leandro | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | San Rafael | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | San Mateo | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | San Lorenzo | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Foster | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Lafayette | |
| 29 km or 18 mi | Hercules | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Belmont | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Hayward | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Castro Valley | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | San Carlos | |
| 34 km or 21 mi | Walnut Creek | |
| 36 km or 23 mi | Redwood | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Martinez | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Danville | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Pleasant Hill | |
| 38 km or 24 mi | Union | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | San Ramon | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Vallejo | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Novato | |
| 39 km or 24 mi | Benicia | |
| 41 km or 25 mi | Concord | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | Menlo Park | |
| 42 km or 26 mi | East Palo Alto | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Newark | |
| 45 km or 28 mi | Dublin | |
| 46 km or 28 mi | Palo Alto |