Munich vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2499
$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5815
$2749
🏠 One person rent
$1483
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$2594
$627
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4507
$1596
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
94
77
🏙️ Population
1.51M
1.33M

The cost of living in Munich is 133% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 889th and 5151st ($2499 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 152nd 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 1.5 months in Saitama. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 64th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 1177th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Saitama

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Munich Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.3
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.86
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1499
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1182
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2689
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2147
$389
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$95.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$295
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$35.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.76%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12913
$5321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8949
$3021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.84
$3.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$70.4
$72.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.5
$27.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$6.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.71
$7.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.2
$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.8
$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.5
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.6
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$36
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1039
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16629
$15321

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$979
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$993
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1011
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1056
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1013
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1074
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1072
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1038
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1005
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1063
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1046
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1039
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1089
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1088
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1077
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$987
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1155
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1023
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1042
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1048
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1049
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1047
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1029
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1115
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1176
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1116
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1058
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1066
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1102