Munich vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$3743
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	1.49M	4.84M

The cost of living in Munich is 20% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1315th and 318th ($2188 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Australia, respectively. Check Germany vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 48th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sydney

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	Munich	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$17934

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816