Munich vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$3705
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	90	98
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.03M

The cost of living in Munich is 13% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 889th and 1464th ($2499 vs $2213) 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 1.7 months in Vienna. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 38th and 43rd 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	$19.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$28817

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989