Cost of living comparison

compared to

Munich vs. Marietta Cost of Living Summary

Munich is 0.8% more expensive than Marietta.

Restaurants
pay 8.0% more in Munich
Groceries
pay 14.6% less in Munich
Transportation
pay 35.0% more in Munich
Housing
pay 2.6% more in Munich
Childcare
pay 24.7% less in Munich
Entertainment and Sports
pay 18.6% less in Munich
Clothing
pay 13.5% more in Munich

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, and housing in Munich are more expensive than in Marietta. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Munich.

Munich vs. Marietta Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Munich instead of Marietta, you would:

pay 8.0% more for restaurants

 
Marietta
Munich
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
 
$18.20
€16.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$13.44
€12.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.81
 
$3.95
€3.53

Improve prices ·

pay 14.6% less for groceries

 
Marietta
Munich
Bread
1 loaf
$3.48
 
$2.41
€2.15
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.91
 
$9.38
€8.38
Milk (1 gallon) $3.47
 
$4.89
€4.37

Improve prices ·

pay 35.0% more for transportation

 
Marietta
Munich
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.57
 
$8.69
€7.76
Monthly public transit pass $85.00
 
$70.54
€62.99
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $36,812.00
 
$32,914.63
€29,389.37

Improve prices ·

pay 2.6% more for housing

 
Marietta
Munich
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$75.88
 
$39.72
€35.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,693.33
 
$1,679.87
€1,499.95
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,345.00
 
$1,258.31
€1,123.54

Improve prices ·

pay 24.7% less for childcare

 
Marietta
Munich
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,083.33
 
$840.44
€750.43
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $22,530.88
 
$16,450.41
€14,688.52

Improve prices ·

pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Marietta
Munich
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$5.21
€4.65
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.55
 
$4.39
€3.92
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.44
 
$11.20
€10.00

Improve prices ·

pay 13.5% more for clothing

 
Marietta
Munich
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.27
 
$87.97
€78.54
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$44.80
 
$42.11
€37.60
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$98.00
 
$100.58
€89.81

Improve prices ·

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in United States vs. Germany. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within United States and Germany.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Munich or Marietta. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.