Munich vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2904
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$530
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$905
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$1450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	90	73
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.96M

The cost of living in Munich is 83% more expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 1352nd and 4470th ($2201 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.2 months in Sapporo. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sapporo ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 54th and 262nd 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	$16.2	$9.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$537
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$288
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$42.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	1.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2347
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$49.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$8.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$8.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$42.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$53.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$10781

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Sapporo

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Ishikari	$1071
15 km or 9.6 mi	Ebetsu	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Kitahiroshima	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Eniwa	$1068
32 km or 20 mi	Otaru	$1067
36 km or 23 mi	Chitose	$1061
37 km or 23 mi	Iwamizawa	$1048
50 km or 31 mi	Bibai	$1014
52 km or 32 mi	Tomakomai	$1073
71 km or 44 mi	Takikawa	$966
75 km or 47 mi	Noboribetsu	$1069
77 km or 48 mi	Date	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Muroran	$1078
89 km or 55 mi	Furano	$954
93 km or 58 mi	Fukagawa	$933
100 km or 62 mi	Rumoi	$966
113 km or 70 mi	Asahikawa	$933
115 km or 72 mi	Shinhidaka	$1039
141 km or 87 mi	Nanae	$1083
149 km or 93 mi	Hokuto	$1081
150 km or 93 mi	Otofuke	$972
151 km or 94 mi	Obihiro	$988
152 km or 95 mi	Hakodate	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Makubetsu	$976
169 km or 105 mi	Nayoro	$941
197 km or 123 mi	Mutsu	$1082
216 km or 134 mi	Monbetsu	$947
220 km or 137 mi	Kushiro	$971
221 km or 137 mi	Kitami	$953
254 km or 158 mi	Aomori	$1114
258 km or 160 mi	Abashiri	$958
261 km or 162 mi	Wakkanai	$976
262 km or 163 mi	Goshogawara	$1065
263 km or 164 mi	Tsugaru	$1064
265 km or 164 mi	Misawa	$1082
273 km or 169 mi	Towada	$1085
274 km or 170 mi	Oirase	$1090
276 km or 172 mi	Kuroishi	$1079
283 km or 176 mi	Hirakawa	$1082
283 km or 176 mi	Hirosaki	$1088