Chongqing vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Chongqing	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$712	$2188
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2015	$5197
🏠 One person rent	$292	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$474	$2400
🍽️ Food expenses	$244	$507
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.4	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$748	$3867
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	91
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.49M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 67% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6733rd and 1315th ($712 vs $2188) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Chongqing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 9th in Germany, while ranked 2233rd and 48th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Munich

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	Chongqing	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.98	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19	$68
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.12	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.71	$4.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.49	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$609	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1028
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$2472
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$346	$1982
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.6	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55	$276
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.3	$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$11808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1622	$8614
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.6	$53
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.85	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.05	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.16	$8.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.09	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.29	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.06	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.2	$74.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.22	$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.8	$95.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.7	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$346	$922
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27785	$18334

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$554
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$564
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$625
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$646
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$545
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$674
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$435
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$597
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$530
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$615
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$570
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$620
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$566
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$580
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$607
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$525
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$579
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$559
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$625
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$643
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$619
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$594
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$598
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$535
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$606
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$578
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$589
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$608
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$577
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$562
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$611
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$548
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$603
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$552
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$602
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$566
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$564
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$584
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$596
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$548

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