Cost of living comparison
Munich is 32.4% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Munich instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 17.2% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$17.59
€16.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$10.33
€9.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.77
|
$3.52
€3.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.19
|
$3.25
€3.04
|
|
pay 9.1% more for groceries
Vienna
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
$2.17
€2.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.59
|
$8.00
€7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.27
|
$5.50
€5.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$3.70
€3.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$5.47
€5.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.42
€1.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.17
€1.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.51
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 17.8% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.98
|
$8.06
€7.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€46.22
|
$69.38
€64.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,702.06
|
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.34
|
$23.57
€22.02
|
|
pay 48.5% more for housing
Vienna
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.45
|
$41.49
€38.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€857.62
|
$1,516.81
€1,416.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€668.08
|
$1,184.53
€1,106.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€180.05
|
$262.33
€245.04
|
|
pay 99.2% more for childcare
Vienna
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€257.22
|
$709.80
€663.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€12,083.97
|
$18,184.90
€16,986.62
|
|
pay 20.0% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.73
|
$3.99
€3.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.16
|
$8.47
€7.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.59
|
$50.79
€47.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.30
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Vienna
|
Munich
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€88.08
|
$98.36
€91.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.49
|
$45.33
€42.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€84.40
|
$104.88
€97.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€108.69
|
$131.08
€122.45
|
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