Munich vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2463
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5699
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$1467
$1271
🏘️ Family rent
$2572
$2134
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$619
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3954
$3571
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
94
96
🏙️ Population
1.51M
985K

The cost of living in Munich is 7% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 920th and 1273rd ($2463 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Sweden, respectively. Check Germany vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Stockholm. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 61st and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Stockholm

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Munich Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$15.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.9
$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$7.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$5.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.05
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1546
$1476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2816
$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
4.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13232
$11690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9526
$6502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.77
$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$4.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$3.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$8.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$33.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$104
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14492
$15313

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730

Cities near Stockholm

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi Solna
$1983
5.2 km or 3.3 mi Lidingo
$1140
13 km or 7.9 mi Taby
$1759
16 km or 9.9 mi Sollentuna
$1968
21 km or 13 mi Tumba
$1742
21 km or 13 mi Akersberga
$1940
31 km or 19 mi Sodertalje
$1779
35 km or 22 mi Marsta
$1661
35 km or 22 mi Sigtuna
$1681
63 km or 39 mi Uppsala
$1650
87 km or 54 mi Nykoping
$1592
92 km or 57 mi Eskilstuna
$1446
92 km or 57 mi Vasteras
$1494
105 km or 65 mi Sala
$1325
138 km or 86 mi Norrkoping
$1390
158 km or 98 mi Gavle
$1483
163 km or 101 mi Orebro
$1325
174 km or 108 mi Linkoping
$1530
185 km or 115 mi Ludvika
$1312
190 km or 118 mi Visby
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Borlange
$1289
195 km or 121 mi Falun
$1801
253 km or 157 mi Mariestad
$1516
258 km or 161 mi Karlstad
$1460
262 km or 163 mi Raisio
$1524
264 km or 164 mi Skovde
$1551
265 km or 165 mi Turku
$1545
268 km or 167 mi Kaarina
$1521
271 km or 168 mi Mora
$1586
274 km or 170 mi Vetlanda
$1542
275 km or 171 mi Rauma
$1353
281 km or 175 mi Kuressaare
$1192
284 km or 177 mi Jonkoping
$1528
297 km or 184 mi Ventspils
$968
306 km or 190 mi Salo
$1589
310 km or 193 mi Raseborg
$1566
312 km or 194 mi Arvika
$1397
313 km or 195 mi Kalmar
$1598
315 km or 196 mi Pori
$1363
332 km or 206 mi Vaxjo
$1482