Munich vs Sagamihara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Sagamihara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$978
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$583
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$2465
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	95
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	1.51M	726K

The cost of living in Munich is 158% more expensive than in Sagamihara. Cities ranked 863rd and 5718th ($2525 vs $978) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 464th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 2.5 months in Sagamihara. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sagamihara ranked 28th in Japan, while ranked 44th and 765th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sagamihara

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	Munich	Sagamihara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$94.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$5200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$3027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$64.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$29.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$30.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$50.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$14052

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Sagamihara

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Aikawa	$959
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Machida	$1047
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Zama	$967
11 km or 6.6 mi	Tama	$1047
12 km or 7.4 mi	Hino	$1102
12 km or 7.5 mi	Hachioji	$1318
12 km or 7.5 mi	Yamato	$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi	Ebina	$859
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kunitachi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Inagi	$1070
15 km or 9.2 mi	Atsugi	$951
15 km or 9.3 mi	Tachikawa	$1094
15 km or 9.4 mi	Fuchu	$1105
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ayase	$922
15 km or 9.6 mi	Akishima	$1122
18 km or 11 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
18 km or 11 mi	Chofu	$1128
19 km or 12 mi	Isehara	$946
19 km or 12 mi	Akiruno	$1108
19 km or 12 mi	Koganei	$1087
19 km or 12 mi	Fussa	$1098
21 km or 13 mi	Kodaira	$1101
21 km or 13 mi	Komae	$1133
21 km or 13 mi	Higashiyamato	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Musashimurayama	$1077
22 km or 13 mi	Samukawa	$958
22 km or 13 mi	Mitaka	$1144
23 km or 14 mi	Higashimurayama	$1085
23 km or 14 mi	Mizuho	$1081
23 km or 14 mi	Hamura	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Nishitokyo	$1123
24 km or 15 mi	Uenohara	$1045
25 km or 15 mi	Musashino	$1131
25 km or 16 mi	Hadano	$995
26 km or 16 mi	Higashikurume	$1086
26 km or 16 mi	Ome	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Chigasaki	$1026
27 km or 17 mi	Hiratsuka	$1037
27 km or 17 mi	Tokorozawa	$1091
28 km or 17 mi	Fujisawa	$1108