Munich vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$3079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$7509
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$2032
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$3829
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$6776
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	91	100
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.49M	690K

The cost of living in Munich is 29% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1315th and 96th ($2188 vs $3079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd 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 1.8 months in Munich compared to 2.2 months in Washington. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Washington ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 48th and 22nd 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	$14.6	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$8.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$2233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$1772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$4714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$3322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$57.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$9149
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$6215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$86.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$3.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$4.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$5.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$5.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$97.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$29.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$2314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$28279

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2844
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2685
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2369
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2215
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2325
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2730
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2362
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2258
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2714
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2428
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2518
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2522
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3110
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2591
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2674
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2426
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2863
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2849
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2421
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2685
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2197
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2308
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2241
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1876
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2433
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2116
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1906
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2255
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1846