Munich vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	53
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	1.51M	686K

The cost of living in Munich is 182% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 863rd and 6285th ($2525 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 758th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 44th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Shizuoka

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	Munich	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.2	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$14291

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016