Munich vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2813
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$524
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$1641
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	74
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.96M

The cost of living in Munich is 109% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 920th and 4750th ($2463 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.4 months in Sapporo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 61st and 239th 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	$7.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$817
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$1644
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$49.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$6.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$51.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$39.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$49.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$10519

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1050
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1051
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1051
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1047
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1049
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1041
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1043
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1041
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1042
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$994
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$991
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$973
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1032
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1031
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1035
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1065
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1007
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$936
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$937
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$1014
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1021
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$945
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$1010
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1015
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$972
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$1002
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$991
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$995
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1064
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$994
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$1004
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1029
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1025
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1003
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1015
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1006
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1054
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1068