Munich vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$1961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5659	$4755
🏠 One person rent	$1379	$1017
🏘️ Family rent	$2584	$1861
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3692	$2865
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	91	98
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.97M

The cost of living in Munich is 19% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1051st and 1978th ($2332 vs $1961) 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 1.6 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 56th and 48th 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	$17.2	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.7	$66.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.99	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1435	$994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1103	$713
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2771	$2054
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2161	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$257	$332
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.8	$35.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	3.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12637	$9755
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9191	$6314
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.14	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.5	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.46	$8.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.47	$6.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.59	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.05	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.8	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$994	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19650	$15291

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1874
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1840
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1860
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1852
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1824
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1811
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1786
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1691
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1772
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1653
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1872
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1660
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1649
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1222
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1722
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1701
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1655
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1658
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1616
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1646
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1541
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1616
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1588
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1744
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1600
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2022
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1634
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1621
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1778
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1653
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1614
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1660
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1604
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1603
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1662
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1777
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1666

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1685
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1779
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1704
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1187
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1313
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1239
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1661
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$861
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1638
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$988
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1134
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1045
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1204
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$787
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$791
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1351
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1437
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$939
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1213
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1487
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1121
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1058
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1422
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1039
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1067
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1098
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1011
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1157
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1762
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1561
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1218
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1136
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1687
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$815
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1616
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1607
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$939
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1241
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$900