Munich vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$949
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$2695
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.97M

The cost of living in Munich is 19% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 1352nd and 2270th ($2201 vs $1844) 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 54th and 52nd 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	$16.2	$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$5.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1899
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$1349
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$10201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$6325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$6.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$98.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$18199

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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

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1719
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1275
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$919
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$943
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1087
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1098
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1181
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$701
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$784
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1329
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1335
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$935
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1120
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1039
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1263
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1045
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$974
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1118
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1594
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1474
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1169
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1075
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1593
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1555
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1549
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$983
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$987