Munich vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	93	100
🏙️ Population	1.51M	4.84M

The cost of living in Munich is 13% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 1352nd and 745th ($2201 vs $2539) 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 1.7 months in Sydney. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 54th 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	$16.2	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$17957

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683