Munich vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$1414
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	70
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	1.51M	720K

The cost of living in Munich is 175% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 889th and 6268th ($2499 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 798th 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 Okayama. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 1654th 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	$19.1	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$12437

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554