Munich vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$6812
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$1756
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$3107
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$592
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$4188
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
94
100
🏙️ Population
1.51M
5.45M

The cost of living in Munich is 11% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 863rd and 370th ($2525 vs $2844) 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 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 44th and 2nd 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
$19.2
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$7.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$25164

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714

Cities near Sydney

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Dee Why
$2354
19 km or 12 mi Parramatta
$2481
29 km or 18 mi Kellyville
$2040
29 km or 18 mi Blacktown
$1709
69 km or 43 mi Wollongong
$1695
117 km or 73 mi Newcastle
$1995
158 km or 98 mi Bathurst
$1701
168 km or 104 mi Goulburn
$1795
205 km or 127 mi Orange
$1460
247 km or 154 mi Canberra
$2258
301 km or 187 mi Dubbo
$1855
314 km or 195 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
377 km or 234 mi Armidale
$1273
378 km or 235 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
436 km or 271 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
478 km or 297 mi Griffith
$1825
597 km or 371 mi Shepparton
$1816
624 km or 388 mi Byron Bay
$2672
638 km or 396 mi Traralgon
$2000
683 km or 425 mi Gold Coast
$2530
689 km or 428 mi Southport
$2341
695 km or 432 mi Pakenham
$1936
701 km or 436 mi Berwick
$1915
706 km or 439 mi Bendigo
$1493
706 km or 439 mi Toowoomba
$1720
707 km or 439 mi Dandenong
$1913
711 km or 442 mi Ipswich
$1825
711 km or 442 mi Cranbourne
$1810
713 km or 443 mi South Yarra
$1834
713 km or 443 mi Melbourne
$2543
716 km or 445 mi Sunbury
$1933
724 km or 450 mi Frankston
$1889
732 km or 455 mi Melton
$1896
733 km or 455 mi Brisbane
$2323
735 km or 457 mi Tarneit
$1813
736 km or 457 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
775 km or 481 mi Caboolture
$1992
778 km or 484 mi Geelong
$2179
779 km or 484 mi Ballarat
$1606
807 km or 502 mi Caloundra
$1863