Munich vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$6618
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	80
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	1.51M	737K

The cost of living in Munich is 21% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 863rd and 126th ($2525 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.7 months in Munich compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 44th and 147th 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	$19.2	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$30033

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098