Munich vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	1.51M	690K

The cost of living in Munich is 26% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1056th and 93rd ($2332 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 6th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 41st 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	$17.1	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948