Changchun vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changchun	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$607	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1531	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$372	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.6	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$937	$4312
😷 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 7925th and 863rd ($607 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 235th 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 1.7 months in Munich. Changchun ranked 59th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6274th and 44th 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	$2.86	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.2	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.89	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$185	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$201	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$335	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$308	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.6	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.8	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.85%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1771	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2826	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.44	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.98	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.71	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.53	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.86	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.83	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.99	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.22	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.14	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.38	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$34.8	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8890	$17274

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Cities near Changchun

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
81 km or 50 mi	Dehui	$603
105 km or 65 mi	Siping	$559
109 km or 68 mi	Jilin	$575
112 km or 69 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
127 km or 79 mi	Panshi	$551
138 km or 86 mi	Fuyu	$631
143 km or 89 mi	Shuangliao	$550
148 km or 92 mi	Yushu	$640
150 km or 93 mi	Shulan	$604
157 km or 98 mi	Meihekou	$549
162 km or 100 mi	Huadian	$554
173 km or 107 mi	Jiaohe	$569
178 km or 111 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
193 km or 120 mi	Da'an	$610
210 km or 131 mi	Wuchang	$629
211 km or 131 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
211 km or 131 mi	Tieling	$549
235 km or 146 mi	Harbin	$713
238 km or 148 mi	Tongliao	$579
240 km or 149 mi	Baishan	$555
248 km or 154 mi	Zhaodong	$674
250 km or 155 mi	Fushun	$499
250 km or 155 mi	Taonan	$573
251 km or 156 mi	Dunhua	$564
263 km or 163 mi	Shangzhi	$629
267 km or 166 mi	Baicheng	$599
271 km or 169 mi	Linjiang	$532
274 km or 170 mi	Shenyang	$612
279 km or 173 mi	Anda	$653
287 km or 178 mi	Xinmin	$567
300 km or 187 mi	Daqing	$662
313 km or 194 mi	Benxi	$474
315 km or 196 mi	Dengta	$537
319 km or 198 mi	Ji'an	$529
335 km or 208 mi	Suihua	$712
337 km or 209 mi	Liaoyang	$519
343 km or 213 mi	Helong	$549
344 km or 214 mi	Ning'an	$572
345 km or 214 mi	Ulanhot	$594

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714