Chongqing vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$5816
🏠 One person rent
$229
$1500
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$2602
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$604
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$4312
😷 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 75% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7730th and 863rd ($631 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 1.7 months in Munich. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 1966th and 44th 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
$2.93
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$5.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$17274

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$595
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi Germering
$2002
16 km or 10 mi Unterschleiheim
$1940
17 km or 10 mi Puchheim
$1976
17 km or 11 mi Dachau
$1960
20 km or 13 mi Olching
$1925
23 km or 15 mi Starnberg
$1910
24 km or 15 mi Furstenfeldbruck
$1890
31 km or 19 mi Erding
$1748
31 km or 19 mi Geretsried
$1841
32 km or 20 mi Freising
$1770
44 km or 28 mi Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
$1753
47 km or 29 mi Weilheim in Oberbayern
$1858
48 km or 30 mi Aichach
$1790
50 km or 31 mi Friedberg
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Rosenheim
$1292
53 km or 33 mi Konigsbrunn
$1816
53 km or 33 mi Landsberg am Lech
$1789
57 km or 35 mi Augsburg
$1938
61 km or 38 mi Gersthofen
$1828
62 km or 38 mi Landshut
$1731
62 km or 38 mi Waldkraiburg
$1668
62 km or 39 mi Neusa
$1834
71 km or 44 mi Ingolstadt
$1788
71 km or 44 mi Muhldorf
$1660
72 km or 45 mi Neuburg an der Donau
$1726
76 km or 48 mi Kaufbeuren
$1808
77 km or 48 mi Traunreut
$1610
80 km or 50 mi Garmisch-Partenkirchen
$2075
85 km or 53 mi Traunstein
$1606
87 km or 54 mi Donauworth
$1704
98 km or 61 mi Innsbruck
$1887
103 km or 64 mi Gunzburg
$1669
104 km or 65 mi Kempten
$1678
105 km or 65 mi Regensburg
$1667
105 km or 65 mi Memmingen
$1717
110 km or 69 mi Straubing
$1647
112 km or 70 mi Nordlingen
$1647
114 km or 71 mi Senden
$1636
116 km or 72 mi Salzburg
$2003
119 km or 74 mi Sonthofen
$1714