Munich vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$2642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$6140
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1320
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$955
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$8047
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	90	29
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	1.51M	5.67K

The cost of living in Munich is 5% less expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 889th and 666th ($2499 vs $2642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check Germany vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 3 months in Vaduz. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Vaduz ranked 2nd in Liechtenstein, while ranked 38th and 3917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Vaduz

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	Munich	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$33.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$20.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$7.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$7.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$4.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1293
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$1041
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1856
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	7.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$17730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$7482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$125
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$2.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$8.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$27.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$52.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$4.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$20.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$7.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$5.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$87.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$48.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$150
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$390
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$18113

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2543
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$2153
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2942
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1975
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$2075
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1889
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1748
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2721
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1872
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$3345
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1986
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1748
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$3457
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3305
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1855
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3556
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$4151
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3784
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3494
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1892
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$3281
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1740
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1884
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1696
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$3367
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$3380
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$3367
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$3331