Munich vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$1063
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$2589
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$459
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$606
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$1989
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	71
😀 Quality of life	94	74
🏙️ Population	1.51M	518K

The cost of living in Munich is 137% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 863rd and 5133rd ($2525 vs $1063) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 130th 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 1.9 months in Utsunomiya. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Utsunomiya ranked 188th in Japan, while ranked 44th and 1860th 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	$19.2	$5.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$81.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$29
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$4310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$2900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$5.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$9.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$3.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$17480

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1011
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1019
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$953
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1020
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1009
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$964
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1013
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$903
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1021
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$992
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1006
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1028
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1009
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1034
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1002
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1015
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1014
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1009
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1028
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1009
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1104
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1045
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1028
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1033
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1079
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1030
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1049
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1234
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1040
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1171
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1017
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1032
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1110
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1007
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1032