Munich vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	90	100
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	1.51M	690K

The cost of living in Munich is 30% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 1352nd and 96th ($2201 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 54th and 43rd 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	$16.2	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$24653

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979