Munich vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	79
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.51M	568K

The cost of living in Munich is 12% more expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 889th and 1407th ($2499 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 38th and 49th 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	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$12497

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798