Chengdu vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chengdu	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1735	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$281	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$485	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.2	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1050	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	89	90
😀 Quality of life	75	94
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 73% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7467th and 889th ($666 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th 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 Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Chengdu ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1710th and 38th 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	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.93	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$3.33	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$663	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$367	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3917	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2027	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.4	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.92	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.4	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.26	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.89	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.8	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$67.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$286	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13059	$16629

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$625
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$617
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$600
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$584
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$621
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$588
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$611
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$629
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$566
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$628
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$540
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$595
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$598
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$576
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$581
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$553
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$595
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$679
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$607
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$612
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$572
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$564
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$599
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$608
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$606
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$581
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$601
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$627
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$612
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$615
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$596
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$603
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$687
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$566
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$591
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$594
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$578
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$580

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