Cost of living comparison
France is 16.1% cheaper than Munich.
If you lived in France instead of Munich, you would:
pay 18.9% less for restaurants
Munich
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.59
€16.34
|
$16.13
€14.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
€9.59
|
$9.98
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$2.76
€2.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.25
€3.02
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
Munich
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
€2.02
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.00
€7.43
|
$8.33
€7.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$4.25
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
€3.44
|
$3.47
€3.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
€5.08
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.32
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Munich
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
€7.48
|
$7.84
€7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.38
€64.43
|
$52.45
€48.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$26,223.89
€24,352.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.57
€21.89
|
$18.05
€16.76
|
|
pay 43.0% less for housing
Munich
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.49
€38.53
|
$30.93
€28.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.81
€1,408.59
|
$760.64
€706.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,184.53
€1,100.01
|
$610.71
€567.14
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$262.33
€243.61
|
$135.03
€125.40
|
|
pay 21.4% less for childcare
Munich
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$709.80
€659.16
|
$674.24
€626.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,184.90
€16,887.40
|
$11,309.03
€10,502.13
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Munich
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
€4.59
|
$6.24
€5.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
€3.70
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$11.11
€10.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.79
€47.17
|
$37.98
€35.27
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$11.22
€10.42
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Munich
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$98.36
€91.34
|
$85.18
€79.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.33
€42.09
|
$38.90
€36.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.88
€97.40
|
$90.98
€84.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.08
€121.73
|
$122.71
€113.96
|
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