Munich vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$2647
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	90	96
😀 Quality of life	93	97
🏙️ Population	1.51M	3.76M

The cost of living in Munich is 65% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 1352nd and 4098th ($2201 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 Yokohama. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 54th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Yokohama

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	Munich	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$13410

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109