Munich vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	70
😀 Quality of life	94	75
🏙️ Population	1.51M	518K

The cost of living in Munich is 134% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 920th and 5190th ($2463 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 187th 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 2 months in Utsunomiya. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 61st and 2064th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Utsunomiya

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	Munich	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$14928

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004