Chongqing vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chongqing	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$634	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1938	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$442	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$235	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$87.1	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$957	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	88	90
😀 Quality of life	72	93
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.51M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 71% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7340th and 1352nd ($634 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1675th and 54th 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	$3.91	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.5	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.63	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.7	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.9	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$161	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$550	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$337	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.3	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$53.1	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.91	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2326	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1374	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.2	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.83	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.26	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.87	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.31	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.01	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.5	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.26	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.1	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.9	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$315	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26796	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$553
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$584
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$593
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$613
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$579
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$652
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$526
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$584
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$546
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$592
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$540
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$590
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$591
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$554
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$580
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$530
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$570
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$590
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$623
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$554
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$554
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$549
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$527
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$584
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$540
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$540
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$572
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$575
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$529
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$581
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$532
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$572
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$585
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$570
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$599
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$559
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$573
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$539

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560