Munich vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$1007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2414
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$414
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$669
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$1115
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	73
😀 Quality of life	94	74
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.06M

The cost of living in Munich is 151% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 863rd and 5531st ($2525 vs $1007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 360th 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 1.1 months in Sendai. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 228th in Japan, while ranked 44th and 2040th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Sendai

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	Munich	Sendai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$471
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	2.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$48
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$9.31
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$8.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$7.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$4.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$49.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$61.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$37.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$4242

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$935
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$934
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$936
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$939
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$936
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$937
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$943
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$937
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$943
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$938
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$941
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$957
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$960
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$964
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$964
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$924
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$975
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$928
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$944
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$924
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$949
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$954
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$980
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$933
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$919
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$982
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$904
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$914
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$932
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$935
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$974
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$994
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$950
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$942
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1004
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$932
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1007
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$956
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$978
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1014