Munich vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$2985
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$637
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$1050
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$367
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$2134
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	1.51M	2.75M

The cost of living in Munich is 96% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 889th and 4625th ($2499 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.7 months in Osaka. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 38th and 27th 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	$19.1	$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$32.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$494
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$81.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	2.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$4660
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$2278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$4.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$43.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$189
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$13598

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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 Osaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	Moriguchi	$1075
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Suita	$1162
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Kadoma	$1057
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Higashiosaka	$1084
10 km or 6.4 mi	Amagasaki	$1078
10 km or 6.5 mi	Toyonaka	$1061
11 km or 6.7 mi	Settsu	$1046
11 km or 7 mi	Daito	$1031
12 km or 7.3 mi	Yao	$1071
14 km or 8.4 mi	Shijonawate	$1016
14 km or 8.4 mi	Itami	$1041
14 km or 8.5 mi	Matsubara	$1051
14 km or 8.7 mi	Neyagawa	$1037
14 km or 8.8 mi	Sakai	$1127
15 km or 9.3 mi	Ibaraki	$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi	Ikeda	$1029
15 km or 9.4 mi	Minoh	$1033
16 km or 9.8 mi	Fujiidera	$1037
16 km or 10 mi	Nishinomiya	$1093
17 km or 11 mi	Kawanishi	$1028
17 km or 11 mi	Kashiwara	$1025
18 km or 11 mi	Takarazuka	$1042
18 km or 11 mi	Habikino	$1029
18 km or 11 mi	Ikoma	$979
19 km or 12 mi	Ashiya	$1029
19 km or 12 mi	Hirakata	$1027
19 km or 12 mi	Katano	$991
20 km or 12 mi	Takaishi	$1041
20 km or 13 mi	Takatsuki	$1016
21 km or 13 mi	Sango	$996
22 km or 13 mi	Osakasayama	$1036
22 km or 14 mi	Oji	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Izumiotsu	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Ikaruga	$981
23 km or 14 mi	Tondabayashi	$1029
24 km or 15 mi	Izumi	$1047
24 km or 15 mi	Kanmaki	$999
25 km or 15 mi	Kashiba	$1005
25 km or 16 mi	Inagawa	$1012
26 km or 16 mi	Nara	$993