Munich vs Sendai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Sendai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2676
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$823
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$1888
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	90	72
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.51M	1.06M

The cost of living in Munich is 109% more expensive than in Sendai. Cities ranked 1352nd and 5132nd ($2201 vs $1055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 324th 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 1.8 months in Sendai. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Sendai ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 54th and 156th 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	$16.2	$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$3.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$805
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$96.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2230
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1285
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$9.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$4.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$5986

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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 Sendai

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Natori	$986
12 km or 7.2 mi	Rifu	$984
12 km or 7.5 mi	Tagajo	$984
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tomiya	$984
14 km or 8.9 mi	Shiogama	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Iwanuma	$988
20 km or 12 mi	Taiwa	$990
25 km or 16 mi	Shibata	$988
26 km or 16 mi	Watari	$991
27 km or 17 mi	Ogawara	$986
33 km or 21 mi	Kakuda	$992
34 km or 21 mi	Kami	$1001
35 km or 21 mi	Higashimatsushima	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Misato	$1002
35 km or 22 mi	Osaki	$1002
37 km or 23 mi	Shiroishi	$984
42 km or 26 mi	Ishinomaki	$1013
44 km or 27 mi	Tendo	$973
45 km or 28 mi	Higashine	$983
47 km or 29 mi	Yamagata	$978
49 km or 30 mi	Murayama	$988
53 km or 33 mi	Soma	$1009
53 km or 33 mi	Kurihara	$1018
53 km or 33 mi	Sagae	$980
54 km or 34 mi	Kaminoyama	$969
55 km or 34 mi	Tome	$1021
57 km or 35 mi	Date	$985
66 km or 41 mi	Fukushima	$1008
66 km or 41 mi	Takahata	$987
67 km or 42 mi	Nan'yo	$986
70 km or 44 mi	Minamisoma	$1024
74 km or 46 mi	Shinjo	$1022
75 km or 46 mi	Nagai	$997
77 km or 48 mi	Yonezawa	$1002
77 km or 48 mi	Ichinoseki	$1028
85 km or 53 mi	Nihonmatsu	$1003
94 km or 58 mi	Kesennuma	$1035
94 km or 58 mi	Motomiya	$1016
96 km or 59 mi	Tamura	$1029
100 km or 62 mi	Oshu	$1034