Munich vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$2940
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$366
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$2098
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	91	97
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	1.49M	2.75M

The cost of living in Munich is 96% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 1315th and 4674th ($2188 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.9 months in Osaka. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 4th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Osaka

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	Munich	Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$31
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$288
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$71.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	1.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$6018
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$3500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$27.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$55.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$8601

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1069
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1284
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1048
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1041
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1058
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$972
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1105
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1007
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1015
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1009
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1006
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$995
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1055
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1103
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1103
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$988
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1085
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$995
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$978
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$982
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$945
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1075
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$1002
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$997
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$957
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$990
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$956
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$996
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$933
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$984
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1012
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$957
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$968
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$996
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$933