Munich vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	1.51M	985K

The cost of living in Munich is 8% more expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 1352nd and 1732nd ($2201 vs $2039) 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 1.7 months in Stockholm. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 54th and 20th 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	$16.2	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$5804

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331