Chengdu vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Chengdu	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$688	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1806	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$297	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$512	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$83.8	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1237	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	90
😀 Quality of life	76	94
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 73% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7360th and 863rd ($688 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 75th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chengdu compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Chengdu ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1238th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Munich

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	Chengdu	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.83	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.7	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$390	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$707	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$386	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.8	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.8	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3816	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1941	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.6	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.82	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.74	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.58	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.35	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.4	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.48	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.33	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.2	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$26.9	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23.2	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$325	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14789	$17274

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$641
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$635
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$615
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$600
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$640
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$629
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$600
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$631
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$647
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$579
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$643
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$549
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$614
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$587
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$598
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$563
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$608
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$701
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$625
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$629
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$588
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$575
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$615
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$618
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$625
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$616
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$595
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$631
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$640
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$630
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$629
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$605
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$618
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$697
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$577
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$602
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$594
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$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