Munich vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	34
😀 Quality of life	93	80
🏙️ Population	1.51M	543K

The cost of living in Munich is 13% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1352nd and 1962nd ($2201 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.8 months in Tucson. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Tucson

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	Munich	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262