Munich vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$1296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$3195
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$1077
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$3066
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
94
95
🏙️ Population
1.51M
9.67M

The cost of living in Munich is 95% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 863rd and 4545th ($2525 vs $1296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 2.4 months in Seoul. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 44th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Seoul

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Munich Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.2
$7.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$45.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$3.36
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$717
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$459
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$1281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$24031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$10129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$25.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$6.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$5.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$3.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$9.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$19916

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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 Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1089
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1052
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1029
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1031
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$868
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1152
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1094
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1455
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1313
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1090
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$943
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$894
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1040
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1022
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1179
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1010
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1001
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$985
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1032
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$977
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$982
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1061
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1045
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1019
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1108
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1557
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1033
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1048
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1016
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$819
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$952
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1062
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1128
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$917
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$852
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$865
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$993
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1562
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$971