Munich vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$1897
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	90	52
😀 Quality of life	94	72
🏙️ Population	1.51M	791K

The cost of living in Munich is 145% more expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 920th and 5515th ($2463 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 404th 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 Niigata. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Niigata ranked 406th in Japan, while ranked 61st and 3269th 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	$19.1	$5.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$308
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$552
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	1.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$2790
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$2422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$7.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$7.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$3.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$21.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$66.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$14992

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Niigata

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Agano	$954
26 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$966
28 km or 17 mi	Kamo	$975
28 km or 18 mi	Tsubame	$979
32 km or 20 mi	Sanjo	$987
33 km or 21 mi	Gosen	$989
37 km or 23 mi	Tainai	$977
44 km or 27 mi	Mitsuke	$1010
52 km or 32 mi	Murakami	$989
57 km or 35 mi	Nagaoka	$1056
60 km or 37 mi	Sado	$1000
70 km or 43 mi	Ojiya	$1034
74 km or 46 mi	Kashiwazaki	$1034
76 km or 47 mi	Uonuma	$1050
79 km or 49 mi	Kitakata	$991
91 km or 56 mi	Nagai	$964
91 km or 56 mi	Tokamachi	$1057
91 km or 57 mi	Aizuwakamatsu	$1003
95 km or 59 mi	Yonezawa	$959
95 km or 59 mi	Minamiuonuma	$1075
99 km or 61 mi	Nan'yo	$951
102 km or 63 mi	Takahata	$950
111 km or 69 mi	Joetsu	$1041
111 km or 69 mi	Kaminoyama	$938
113 km or 70 mi	Tsuruoka	$1007
119 km or 74 mi	Yamagata	$953
120 km or 75 mi	Sagae	$959
120 km or 75 mi	Myoko	$1020
124 km or 77 mi	Koriyama	$1029
127 km or 79 mi	Fukushima	$929
127 km or 79 mi	Tendo	$955
128 km or 79 mi	Motomiya	$963
128 km or 80 mi	Nihonmatsu	$942
128 km or 80 mi	Shonai	$1017
131 km or 81 mi	Sakata	$1026
132 km or 82 mi	Higashine	$967
134 km or 83 mi	Murayama	$972
134 km or 84 mi	Date	$921
136 km or 84 mi	Shirakawa	$1016
137 km or 85 mi	Sukagawa	$1001