Munich vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	99
😀 Quality of life	94	99
🏙️ Population	1.51M	4.84M

The cost of living in Munich is 17% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1056th and 312th ($2332 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 54th and 4th 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	$17.1	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$18951

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754