Beijing vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	91
😀 Quality of life	78	94
🏙️ Population	21.9M	1.49M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 4887th and 1315th ($1065 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 583rd and 48th 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	$3.9	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$18334

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599