Munich vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2463
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5699
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$1467
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$2572
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$237
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3954
$3278
😷 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 0.3% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 920th and 931st ($2463 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 61st and 87th 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
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.9
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.48
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.83
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.05
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1546
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1155
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2816
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.03%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13232
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9526
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.77
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.9
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.7
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.59
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.6
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.8
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.4
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$954
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14492
$19787

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1966
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1956
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1934
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1905
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1876
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1731
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1757
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1725
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1854
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1784
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1841
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1298
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1826
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1790
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1954
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1848
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1745
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1664
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1851
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1659
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1655
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1671
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1807
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1597
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2083
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1585
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1697
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1917
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1675
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1706
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1720
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1725
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1654
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1657
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1654
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1904
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1730

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812