Munich vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3492
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1302
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$2282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	90
😀 Quality of life	93	93
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.33M

The cost of living in Munich is 83% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 1352nd and 4476th ($2201 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 54th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Nagoya

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	Munich	Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$16142

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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 Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$985
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$988
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$998
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$997
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$984
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$987
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1003
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$963
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1008
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$985
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$983
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$954
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$960
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$976
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$988
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$995
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1092
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$985
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$990
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$998
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$991
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1015
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$943
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$991
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$951
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$985
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$939
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$990
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1010
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$964
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$982