Munich vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	91	95
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	1.51M	985K

The cost of living in Munich is 17% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1056th and 1883rd ($2332 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Stockholm. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 54th and 17th 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	$17.1	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328