Chongqing vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Chongqing	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$561	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1695	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$180	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$312	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.3	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$914	$3954
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	87	90
😀 Quality of life	74	94
🏙️ Population	32.1M	1.51M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 77% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 8185th and 920th ($561 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 322nd and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chongqing compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Chongqing ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 2237th and 61st 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	$2.82	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.92	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.98	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.43	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$240	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$433	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$231	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$20.8	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$8.46	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2367	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1345	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.67	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.52	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.85	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.96	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.06	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.82	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.81	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.05	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.09	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.4	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.6	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.1	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$271	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23821	$14492

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Cities near Chongqing

Distance	City	Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi	Huaying	$542
103 km or 64 mi	Guang'an	$569
120 km or 75 mi	Longchang	$575
127 km or 79 mi	Luzhou	$562
140 km or 87 mi	Suining	$565
140 km or 87 mi	Neijiang	$645
145 km or 90 mi	Nanchong	$541
170 km or 106 mi	Zigong	$573
183 km or 113 mi	Shehong	$551
191 km or 119 mi	Ziyang	$598
194 km or 120 mi	Renhuai	$538
201 km or 125 mi	Yibin	$570
208 km or 129 mi	Dazhou	$583
209 km or 130 mi	Zunyi	$551
211 km or 131 mi	Jianyang	$591
232 km or 144 mi	Langzhong	$538
249 km or 154 mi	Lichuan	$557
258 km or 160 mi	Bazhong	$601
264 km or 164 mi	Meishan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Chengdu	$635
266 km or 165 mi	Leshan	$563
266 km or 166 mi	Guanghan	$571
268 km or 167 mi	Deyang	$563
272 km or 169 mi	Mianyang	$528
277 km or 172 mi	Bijie	$569
285 km or 177 mi	Shifang	$557
292 km or 181 mi	Emeishan	$552
294 km or 183 mi	Pengzhou	$588
298 km or 185 mi	Enshi	$558
298 km or 185 mi	Mianzhu	$544
298 km or 185 mi	Chongzhou	$596
300 km or 186 mi	Jiangyou	$536
309 km or 192 mi	Qionglai	$580
316 km or 196 mi	Wanyuan	$567
320 km or 199 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
327 km or 203 mi	Guangyuan	$587
331 km or 206 mi	Guiyang	$562
331 km or 206 mi	Tongren	$568
342 km or 212 mi	Ya'an	$571
342 km or 213 mi	Jishou	$537

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730