Munich vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	80
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	1.51M	737K

The cost of living in Munich is 20% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1056th and 206th ($2332 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 16th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 102nd 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	$17.1	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263