Munich vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
1.51M
2.33M

The cost of living in Munich is 109% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 889th and 4785th ($2499 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 157th 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
$19.1
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$12599

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2008
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1954
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1994
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1967
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1943
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1925
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1918
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1771
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1877
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1806
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1790
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1890
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1827
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1864
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1316
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1853
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1840
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1983
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1881
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1785
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1707
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1877
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1819
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1707
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1766
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1867
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1635
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2117
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1638
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1735
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1904
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1726
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1696
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1724
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1759
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1698
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1693
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1699
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1748

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960