Beijing vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$575	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	75	93
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Beijing is 54% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 5387th and 1352nd ($1016 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 989th and 54th 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	$3.86	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$14702

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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	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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