Munich vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	80
😀 Quality of life	93	91
🏙️ Population	1.51M	737K

The cost of living in Munich is 27% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1352nd and 158th ($2201 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Seattle

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	Munich	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093