Munich vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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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