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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	87
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 42% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1352nd and 8th ($2201 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 82nd 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	$16.2	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$25839

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968