Changchun vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Changchun	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$588	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1478	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$239	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$364	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$224	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$65	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$882	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	1 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	63	90
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	9.07M	1.51M

The cost of living in Changchun is 76% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8063rd and 889th ($588 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 268th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Changchun compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Changchun ranked 57th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6295th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changchun vs Munich

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	Changchun	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$181	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$199	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$329	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$301	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.4	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.66%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1727	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3366	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.69	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.48	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.22	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.51	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.64	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.82	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.7	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.96	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.12	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.13	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.29	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.32	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$30	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$290	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8562	$16629

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$553
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$562
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$540
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$536
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$604
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$571
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$534
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$543
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$554
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$577
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$595
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$536
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$680
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$562
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$542
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$642
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$483
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$552
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$546
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$596
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$573
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$523
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$575
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$619
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$545
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$630
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$454
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$522
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$514
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$679
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$507
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$532
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$540
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$566

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