Munich vs Suwon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Suwon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$2630
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$776
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$2320
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	91
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.23M

The cost of living in Munich is 143% more expensive than in Suwon. Cities ranked 889th and 5440th ($2499 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Germany and South Korea, respectively. Check Germany vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 2.3 months in Suwon. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Suwon ranked 4th in South Korea, while ranked 38th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Suwon

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	Munich	Suwon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$589
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$11113
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$6701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$7.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$3.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$4.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$31.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$660
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$12755

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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 Suwon

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Uiwang	$1063
11 km or 6.6 mi	Gunpo	$1112
14 km or 8.7 mi	Anyang	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Osan	$1050
17 km or 11 mi	Ansan	$1044
17 km or 11 mi	Siheung	$1292
18 km or 11 mi	Yongin	$1102
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1425
24 km or 15 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
25 km or 15 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
26 km or 16 mi	Gwangju	$1179
31 km or 19 mi	Bucheon	$1167
33 km or 21 mi	Seoul	$1363
33 km or 21 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
33 km or 21 mi	Hanam	$1162
36 km or 23 mi	Guri	$1117
38 km or 23 mi	Incheon	$1057
38 km or 24 mi	Icheon	$1134
39 km or 24 mi	Anseong	$1046
43 km or 27 mi	Namyangju	$1120
44 km or 27 mi	Goyang	$1092
46 km or 28 mi	Gimpo	$1068
52 km or 32 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Cheonan	$1121
55 km or 34 mi	Dangjin	$984
56 km or 35 mi	Yeoju	$1053
56 km or 35 mi	Yangju	$937
63 km or 39 mi	Paju	$1049
70 km or 43 mi	Pocheon	$1008
70 km or 43 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
75 km or 46 mi	Seosan	$986
81 km or 50 mi	Wonju	$1073
84 km or 52 mi	Cheongju	$903
86 km or 53 mi	Kaesong	$1563
89 km or 55 mi	Chungju	$892
91 km or 57 mi	Chuncheon	$867
92 km or 57 mi	Sejong	$986
93 km or 58 mi	Gongju	$1019
104 km or 65 mi	Asan	$1015