Munich vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Munich	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2188	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5197	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1327	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2400	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$507	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$203	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3867	$1735
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	91	53
😀 Quality of life	94	85
🏙️ Population	1.49M	686K

The cost of living in Munich is 123% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1315th and 5464th ($2188 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 474th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Munich ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 48th and 290th 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	$14.6	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.78	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.28	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1028	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2472	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1982	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$276	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.1	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.53%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11808	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8614	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.02	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.29	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.72	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.57	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.27	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.8	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.5	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$922	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$8605

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052