Munich vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$3815
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	91	33
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	1.49M	543K

The cost of living in Munich is 7% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1315th and 1697th ($2188 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 48th and 441st 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	$14.6	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$15695

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066