Munich vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2201
$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5311
$5527
🏠 One person rent
$1313
$1579
🏘️ Family rent
$2479
$2615
🍽️ Food expenses
$524
$615
🚐 Transport expenses
$211
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3560
$3246
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
90
78
😀 Quality of life
93
92
🏙️ Population
1.51M
662K

The cost of living in Munich is 12% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 1352nd and 819th ($2201 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 3rd in Canada, while ranked 54th and 86th 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
$16.2
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.92
$5.71
 Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.69
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1323
$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1006
$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2618
$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2005
$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$205
$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12224
$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8488
$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.1
$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.5
$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$17.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.12
$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.9
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.83
$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.83
$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.08
$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.34
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.92
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.2
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.1
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.9
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$953
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14702
$17240

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1789
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1746
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1772
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1755
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1730
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1727
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1711
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1631
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1679
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1611
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1568
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1613
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1644
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1164
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1638
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1637
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1728
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1644
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1569
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1541
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1645
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1465
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1537
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1508
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1698
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1517
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1911
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1540
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1544
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1636
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1538
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1502
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1627
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1565
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1522
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1509
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1516
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1672
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1560

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2495
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2527
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2692
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1810
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2598
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2604
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2589
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2637
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2642
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2726
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2785
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2973
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2155
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2625
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2718
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2882
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2462
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3239
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3015
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3273
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2826
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2759