Munich vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2332
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5652
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$1380
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$2574
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$569
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$219
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
1.51M
1.86M

The cost of living in Munich is 31% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 1056th and 2592nd ($2332 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Germany and Poland, respectively. Check Germany vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 54th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Warsaw

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Munich Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.8
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.8
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$4.67
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1433
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1107
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2772
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$258
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.3
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12629
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9154
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.13
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.1
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.4
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.51
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.36
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.23
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.51
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.9
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1009
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19483
$13474

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1886
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1838
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1869
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1837
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1817
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1805
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1782
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1686
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1777
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1688
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1643
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1871
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1664
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1650
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1224
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1655
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1717
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1714
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1646
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1657
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1614
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1652
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1536
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1618
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1589
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1751
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1606
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2024
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1630
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1619
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1783
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1651
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1612
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1740
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1665
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1607
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1606
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1668
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1778
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1668

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390