Munich vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2691
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$510
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$833
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$385
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$1763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	75
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.96M

The cost of living in Munich is 122% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 863rd and 4901st ($2525 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 1.6 months in Sapporo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 44th and 196th 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	$19.2	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$743
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$443
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	2.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$2166
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$46.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$24.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$248
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$9894

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Cities near Munich

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 Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1015
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1020
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1022
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1022
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1017
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1017
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1016
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1020
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$1014
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$988
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$983
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$954
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$1008
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$1010
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$1009
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$1040
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$988
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$914
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$909
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$992
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$1001
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$914
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$993
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$1000
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$964
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$990
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$972
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$984
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1055
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$979
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$986
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1017
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1017
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$991
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1000
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$995
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1051
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1061