Munich vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$1121
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$2679
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$482
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$785
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$393
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$1657
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	75
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.96M

The cost of living in Munich is 123% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 889th and 4988th ($2499 vs $1121) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 Sapporo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 1640th 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	$19.1	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$3.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$442
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$2308
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$1648
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$53.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$9.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$4.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$7.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$3.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$10501

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Cities near Munich

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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1004
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1005
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1005
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1005
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1005
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1004
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1019
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1004
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$982
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$978
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$957
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1002
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1004
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1002
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1001
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$933
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$927
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$998
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1006
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$936
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$996
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$990
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$969
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$986
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$986
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$982
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1067
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$982
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1029
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1009
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1016
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1007
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1057
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1070