Cost of living comparison
Munich is 20.6% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Munich instead of Austria, you would:
pay 19.0% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Munich
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.09
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.47
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.74
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.08
|
$3.03
€2.78
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Austria
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.30
|
$2.54
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.56
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.12
|
$4.76
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.32
|
$6.29
€5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.87
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.69
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
Austria
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€5.99
|
$7.47
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€45.61
|
$53.07
€48.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€23,956.34
|
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.10
|
$26.75
€24.59
|
|
pay 43.7% more for housing
Austria
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.38
|
$41.24
€37.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€801.03
|
$1,604.00
€1,474.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€629.94
|
$1,260.85
€1,158.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€246.29
|
$249.76
€229.57
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Austria
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€431.60
|
$906.90
€833.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,131.36
|
$15,784.54
€14,508.36
|
|
pay 16.6% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.22
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.25
|
$4.10
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€5.94
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€40.75
|
$49.97
€45.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.66
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
Austria
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€78.26
|
$96.20
€88.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€42.60
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€81.88
|
$94.93
€87.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€115.18
|
$130.89
€120.30
|
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