Chongqing vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Chongqing	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$601	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1793	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$357	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$77.6	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1018	$4507
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	76	90
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.51M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 76% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7933rd and 889th ($601 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th 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 Chongqing compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 2353rd and 38th 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	$2.89	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.8	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.04	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$276	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$499	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$267	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$23.6	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.5	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$7.25	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.79%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2609	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1535	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.73	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.95	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.17	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.92	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.1	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.7	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.74	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.1	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.2	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.7	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$277	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24477	$16629

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$581
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$608
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$612
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$600
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$595
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$572
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$607
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$576
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$628
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$599
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$612
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$578
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$621
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$564
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$582
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$627
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$629
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$666
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$595
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$600
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$588
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$540
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$591
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$584
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$581
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$617
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$580
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$566
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$625
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$553
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$611
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$594
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$612
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$606
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$576
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$588
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$598
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$556

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