Munich vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$5469
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$1157
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$2021
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$669
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$3329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	94	93
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.03M

The cost of living in Munich is 13% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 863rd and 1403rd ($2525 vs $2240) 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 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Vienna. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 44th and 54th 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	$19.2	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$86
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$2069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$326
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$13774
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$6758
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$3.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$4.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$3.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$7.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$19.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$97.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$366
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$28814

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1862
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1590
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1172
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1150
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1230
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1257
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1308
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$974
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1628
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1499
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$967
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1126
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1218
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1409
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1156
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1108
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1255
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1681
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1653
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1430
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1201
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1803
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1751
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1701
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1065
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$928