Munich vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$6928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	87
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	1.49M	1.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 38% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1315th and 22nd ($2188 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 48th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs San Jose, United States

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	Munich	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$15889

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123