Munich vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$2931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.97M

The cost of living in Munich is 18% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1315th and 2189th ($2188 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Austria, respectively. Check Germany vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 48th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Vienna

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Munich Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$5
 Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$14916

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898