Chengdu vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chengdu	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1812	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$242	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$239	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.4	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$3867
😷 Air quality	Bad	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	94	91
😀 Quality of life	73	94
🏙️ Population	20.9M	1.49M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 71% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7269th and 1315th ($643 vs $2188) 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 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Chengdu ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 1633rd and 48th 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	$2.81	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$25.1	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.85	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.62	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$301	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$171	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$599	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$321	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.5	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.9	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.9	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.69%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3743	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2044	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.7	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.52	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.97	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.95	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.12	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.22	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.96	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.13	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.4	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.58	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.7	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$22	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.34	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.3	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$388	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18347	$18334

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Cities near Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$611
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$608
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$594
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$578
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$607
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$598
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$603
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$625
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$562
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$615
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$535
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$619
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$596
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$530
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$589
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$548
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$545
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$674
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$597
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$625
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$435
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$525
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$620
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$646
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$564
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$566
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$554
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$712
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$559
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$566
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$568
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$593
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$616
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$576
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$570
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$606
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$552
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$580
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$587

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1803
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1758
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1794
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1763
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1755
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1748
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1728
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1603
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1698
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1608
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1576
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1733
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1634
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1668
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1206
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1660
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1646
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1751
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1663
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1560
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1537
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1663
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1481
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1533
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1517
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1575
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1505
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1937
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1516
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1568
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1720
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1585
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1438
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1582
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1487
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1546
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1585
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1691
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1599