Munich vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Munich | Niigata | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Munich is 111% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1056th and 4902nd ($2332 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 146th 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 54th and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Munich vs Niigata
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| Munich | Niigata | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Munich
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 16 km or 9.6 mi |  Germering | |
| 16 km or 10 mi | Unterschleiheim | |
| 17 km or 10 mi | Puchheim | |
| 17 km or 11 mi | Dachau | |
| 20 km or 13 mi | Olching | |
| 23 km or 15 mi | Starnberg | |
| 24 km or 15 mi | Furstenfeldbruck | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Erding | |
| 31 km or 19 mi | Geretsried | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Freising | |
| 44 km or 28 mi | Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm | |
| 47 km or 29 mi | Weilheim in Oberbayern | |
| 48 km or 30 mi | Aichach | |
| 50 km or 31 mi | Friedberg | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Rosenheim | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Konigsbrunn | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Landsberg am Lech | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Augsburg | |
| 61 km or 38 mi | Gersthofen | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Landshut | |
| 62 km or 38 mi | Waldkraiburg | |
| 62 km or 39 mi | Neusa | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Ingolstadt | |
| 71 km or 44 mi | Muhldorf | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Neuburg an der Donau | |
| 76 km or 48 mi | Kaufbeuren | |
| 77 km or 48 mi | Traunreut | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Traunstein | |
| 87 km or 54 mi | Donauworth | |
| 98 km or 61 mi |  Innsbruck | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Gunzburg | |
| 104 km or 65 mi | Kempten | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Regensburg | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Memmingen | |
| 110 km or 69 mi | Straubing | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Nordlingen | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Senden | |
| 116 km or 72 mi | Salzburg | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Sonthofen |
Cities near Niigata
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 19 km or 12 mi |  Agano | |
| 26 km or 16 mi | Shibata | |
| 28 km or 17 mi | Kamo | |
| 28 km or 18 mi | Tsubame | |
| 32 km or 20 mi | Sanjo | |
| 33 km or 21 mi | Gosen | |
| 37 km or 23 mi | Tainai | |
| 44 km or 27 mi | Mitsuke | |
| 52 km or 32 mi | Murakami | |
| 57 km or 35 mi | Nagaoka | |
| 60 km or 37 mi | Sado | |
| 70 km or 43 mi | Ojiya | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Kashiwazaki | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Uonuma | |
| 79 km or 49 mi | Kitakata | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Nagai | |
| 91 km or 56 mi | Tokamachi | |
| 91 km or 57 mi | Aizuwakamatsu | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Yonezawa | |
| 95 km or 59 mi | Minamiuonuma | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Nan'yo | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Takahata | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Joetsu | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Kaminoyama | |
| 113 km or 70 mi | Tsuruoka | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Yamagata | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Sagae | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Myoko | |
| 124 km or 77 mi | Koriyama | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Fukushima | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Tendo | |
| 128 km or 79 mi | Motomiya | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Nihonmatsu | |
| 128 km or 80 mi | Shonai | |
| 131 km or 81 mi | Sakata | |
| 132 km or 82 mi | Higashine | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Murayama | |
| 134 km or 84 mi | Date | |
| 136 km or 84 mi | Shirakawa | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Sukagawa |