Munich vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$2540
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$5841
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$1607
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$2790
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$630
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$3629
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
1.51M
662K

The cost of living in Munich is 2% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 889th and 822nd ($2499 vs $2540) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 38th and 53rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Vancouver

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Munich Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$74.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$5.97
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$4.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$1720
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$1440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$3147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$2525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$85.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$9202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$7119
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$88.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$2.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$15.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$105
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$27.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$1231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$21986

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2478
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2240
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2457
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2237
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2590
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2054
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2326
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$2034
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1865
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2526
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1884
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2190
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2128
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2173
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2470
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2456
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2754
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2539
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2710
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1872
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2628
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2641
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2641
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2674
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2717
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2734
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2739
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2778
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2200
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2737
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2702
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2855
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3041
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2475
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3559
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3154
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3292
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2896
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2915