Munich vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	69
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	1.51M	720K

The cost of living in Munich is 133% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1352nd and 5814th ($2201 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 703rd 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 Okayama. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 54th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Okayama

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	Munich	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$16248

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545