Munich vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2525
$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5816
$2709
🏠 One person rent
$1500
$378
🏘️ Family rent
$2602
$631
🍽️ Food expenses
$604
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$252
$202
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4312
$1511
😷 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 139% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 863rd and 5168th ($2525 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 148th 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 1.4 months in Saitama. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Saitama ranked 70th in Japan, while ranked 44th and 1050th 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
$19.2
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.43
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.75
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.92
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2776
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2116
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$313
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
2.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$13704
$5095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9217
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.76
$3.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.3
$69.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.4
$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.16
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.43
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.57
$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.6
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$7.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.35
$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.7
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.91
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.11
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$62.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.9
$40
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$17.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.8
$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$55
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$871
$355
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17274
$14598

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$973
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$985
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1004
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1051
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1009
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1073
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1068
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1033
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1006
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1107
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1064
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1040
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1029
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1075
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1028
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1086
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1065
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$998
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1051
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1131
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1020
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1036
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1037
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1035
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1679
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1038
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1046
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1027
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1101
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1144
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1087
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1039
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1055
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1096