Munich vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$3446
😷 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 0.8% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 863rd and 890th ($2525 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Canada, respectively. Check Germany vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.4 months in Vancouver. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 44th and 62nd 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
$19.2
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$21273

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884