Munich vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	53
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	1.51M	686K

The cost of living in Munich is 160% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 889th and 5951st ($2499 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 630th 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 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 246th 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	$19.1	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$16729

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063