Munich vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	1.51M	690K

The cost of living in Munich is 26% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 920th and 73rd ($2463 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Germany and the United States, respectively. Check Germany vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 61st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Washington

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	Munich	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$24065

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949