Munich vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Munich Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2188
$1173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5197
$2837
🏠 One person rent
$1327
$526
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$901
🍽️ Food expenses
$507
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$203
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3867
$1651
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
91
73
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
1.49M
1.96M

The cost of living in Munich is 87% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1315th and 4509th ($2188 vs $1173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 30th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 170th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sapporo

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Munich Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$9.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.78
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.28
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1411
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1028
$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2472
$714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1982
$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
$41.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11808
$2557
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8614
$1835
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.02
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.2
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.29
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$8.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.72
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.83
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.43
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.27
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.42
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.8
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.5
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.3
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$922
$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18334
$10328

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Cities near Munich

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$1803
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1758
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1794
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1763
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1755
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1748
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1728
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1603
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1608
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1576
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1733
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1634
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1668
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1206
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1660
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1646
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1751
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1663
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1560
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1537
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1663
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1481
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1533
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1517
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1575
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1505
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$1937
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1516
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1568
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1720
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1587
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1585
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1438
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1582
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1487
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1546
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1585
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$1691
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1599

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1048
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1050
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1046
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1043
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1033
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1003
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1056
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$958
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1058
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1062
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1069
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$953
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$929
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$959
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$943
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1034
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1086
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1086
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$986
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$999
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1125
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$994
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$947
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1090
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$955
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$992
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$967
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1164
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$973
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$972
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1093
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1085
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1085
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1090
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1081
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1111
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1106
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1117