Munich vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$1056
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$938
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$1539
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	91	52
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	1.49M	791K

The cost of living in Munich is 107% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 1315th and 4949th ($2188 vs $1056) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 172nd 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 1.5 months in Niigata. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 599th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 3500th 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	$14.6	$5.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$41.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$2812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$2341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$21.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$1.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$83.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$15169

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$991
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$1004
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$1009
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$997
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1018
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$999
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1071
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1013
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1049
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1036
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1060
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$988
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$965
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1072
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$977
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$966
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1086
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$961
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$956
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1050
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$939
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1006
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$957
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$952
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1032
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$943
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$988
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$944
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$939
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$954
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1013
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1015
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$957
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$961
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$958
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$986
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$942