Munich vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$5212
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$1408
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$2484
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$2682
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	79
😀 Quality of life	94	92
🏙️ Population	1.51M	568K

The cost of living in Munich is 7% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 920th and 1272nd ($2463 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.2 months in Surrey. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 61st and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Surrey

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	Munich	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$60
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2325
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1952
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2172
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2443
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2079
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2414
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2644
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2603
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2649
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2669
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2723
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2730
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1812
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2674
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2907
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3269
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3162
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2525
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3313
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2812
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2741