Beijing vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$596	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Beijing is 58% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5341st and 889th ($1044 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 2718th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Munich

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	Beijing	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.36	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$16629

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

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