Changsha vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Changsha	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$622	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1669	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$211	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$365	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$252	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.9	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1086	$4312
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	90	90
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	10M	1.51M

The cost of living in Changsha is 75% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7795th and 863rd ($622 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Changsha ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 2894th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Munich

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	Changsha	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.38	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$422	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$273	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.6	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.9	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.48%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2530	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2779	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.37	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$14.8	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.89	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.99	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.4	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.98	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.39	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.33	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.6	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.23	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.25	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$82	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$322	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9728	$17274

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Cities near Changsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Xiangtan	$518
43 km or 27 mi	Ningxiang	$586
43 km or 27 mi	Zhuzhou	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Yiyang	$589
79 km or 49 mi	Liling	$571
107 km or 66 mi	Pingxiang	$609
108 km or 67 mi	Loudi	$589
131 km or 81 mi	Yueyang	$608
140 km or 87 mi	Lianyuan	$569
145 km or 90 mi	Yichun	$610
149 km or 93 mi	Linxiang	$583
150 km or 93 mi	Hengyang	$602
157 km or 97 mi	Changde	$518
162 km or 101 mi	Lengshuijiang	$556
178 km or 111 mi	Shishou	$565
182 km or 113 mi	Shaoyang	$605
186 km or 116 mi	Honghu	$600
192 km or 119 mi	Jinshi	$535
197 km or 122 mi	Xinyu	$592
198 km or 123 mi	Chibi	$600
225 km or 140 mi	Xianning	$638
231 km or 144 mi	Ji'an	$632
237 km or 147 mi	Yongzhou	$648
246 km or 153 mi	Xiantao	$619
247 km or 153 mi	Jingzhou	$623
249 km or 155 mi	Songzi	$570
264 km or 164 mi	Zhangjiajie	$571
267 km or 166 mi	Chenzhou	$739
285 km or 177 mi	Yidu	$556
285 km or 177 mi	Hanchuan	$624
287 km or 178 mi	Daye	$658
290 km or 180 mi	Nanchang	$542
295 km or 183 mi	Wuhan	$657
299 km or 186 mi	Huangshi	$691
305 km or 189 mi	Huaihua	$593
307 km or 191 mi	Ezhou	$649
311 km or 193 mi	Yingcheng	$600
311 km or 193 mi	Huanggang	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Wuxue	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Dangyang	$554

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