Munich vs Sakai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Munich	Sakai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2332	$1174
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5652	$2905
🏠 One person rent	$1380	$517
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1020
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$219	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3717	$2545
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	91	96
😀 Quality of life	94	80
🏙️ Population	1.51M	824K

The cost of living in Munich is 99% more expensive than in Sakai. Cities ranked 1056th and 4661st ($2332 vs $1174) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 2.2 months in Sakai. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sakai ranked 16th in Japan, while ranked 54th and 519th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sakai

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	Munich	Sakai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$7.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.8	$35.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.12	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.67	$3.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1433	$507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1107	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2772	$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$810
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$82.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$258	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.3	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12629	$3851
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9154	$2898
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.13	$1.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.1	$50.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.8	$32.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.03	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.66	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.87	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.51	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.36	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.06	$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.51	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.9	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$101	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1009	$69.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19483	$5592

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1886
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1838
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1869
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1837
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1817
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1805
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1782
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1686
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1777
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1688
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1643
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1871
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1664
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1650
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1224
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1655
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1717
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1714
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1646
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1657
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1614
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1652
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1536
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1618
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1589
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1751
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1606
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2024
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1630
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1619
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1783
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1612
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1740
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1665
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1607
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1606
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1668
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1778
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1668

Cities near Sakai

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Takaishi	$1067
6.4 km or 4 mi	Matsubara	$1071
9.6 km or 6 mi	Izumiotsu	$1072
9.6 km or 6 mi	Osakasayama	$1068
10 km or 6.5 mi	Fujiidera	$1062
11 km or 6.7 mi	Izumi	$1086
11 km or 7 mi	Habikino	$1065
13 km or 7.9 mi	Yao	$1094
13 km or 8 mi	Tondabayashi	$1062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kashiwara	$1056
14 km or 8.8 mi	Kawachinagano	$1067
14 km or 8.8 mi	Osaka	$1212
16 km or 9.7 mi	Kishiwada	$1094
17 km or 10 mi	Higashiosaka	$1123
18 km or 11 mi	Kaizuka	$1080
20 km or 12 mi	Sango	$1030
20 km or 12 mi	Kashiba	$1043
20 km or 12 mi	Amagasaki	$1132
20 km or 13 mi	Moriguchi	$1140
21 km or 13 mi	Daito	$1077
21 km or 13 mi	Kadoma	$1117
21 km or 13 mi	Oji	$1034
21 km or 13 mi	Kanmaki	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Kumatori	$1087
22 km or 14 mi	Suita	$1362
23 km or 14 mi	Izumisano	$1091
23 km or 14 mi	Nishinomiya	$1169
24 km or 15 mi	Ikaruga	$1014
24 km or 15 mi	Yamatotakada	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Katsuragi	$1048
24 km or 15 mi	Shijonawate	$1086
24 km or 15 mi	Toyonaka	$1045
24 km or 15 mi	Ikoma	$1021
24 km or 15 mi	Ashiya	$1084
24 km or 15 mi	Settsu	$1169
25 km or 15 mi	Koryo	$1037
25 km or 16 mi	Itami	$1073
26 km or 16 mi	Neyagawa	$1125
26 km or 16 mi	Gose	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Ikeda	$1052