Hangzhou vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hangzhou	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$899	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2417	$5816
🏠 One person rent	$438	$1500
🏘️ Family rent	$752	$2602
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$604
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.5	$252
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$922	$4312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	84	90
😀 Quality of life	72	94
🏙️ Population	11.9M	1.51M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 64% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6257th and 863rd ($899 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.7 months in Munich. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 3005th and 44th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Munich

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	Hangzhou	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.08	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.5	$79
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.17	$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.01	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.59	$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$549	$1520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$1185
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$992	$2776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$600	$2116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.6	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$41.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	3.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7694	$13704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3840	$9217
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.59	$4.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$73.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.01	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$2.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.03	$2.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$21.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.09	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5	$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.36	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.81	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.3	$77.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.56	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.4	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$79.7	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$553	$871
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25159	$17274

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Cities near Hangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Shaoxing	$670
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
79 km or 49 mi	Jiaxing	$596
102 km or 63 mi	Guangde	$667
105 km or 65 mi	Yiwu	$696
121 km or 75 mi	Ningguo	$661
125 km or 78 mi	Suzhou	$798
129 km or 80 mi	Yixing	$663
137 km or 85 mi	Jinhua	$611
139 km or 87 mi	Ningbo	$660
146 km or 90 mi	Liyang	$657
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxi	$686
148 km or 92 mi	Kunshan	$726
156 km or 97 mi	Xuancheng	$684
161 km or 100 mi	Shanghai	$1147
161 km or 100 mi	Taicang	$708
165 km or 102 mi	Changshu	$678
170 km or 106 mi	Pudong	$1030
175 km or 109 mi	Changzhou	$636
182 km or 113 mi	Linhai	$677
185 km or 115 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
185 km or 115 mi	Jiangyin	$658
188 km or 117 mi	Zhoushan	$571
188 km or 117 mi	Huangshan	$646
191 km or 118 mi	Quzhou	$628
195 km or 121 mi	Jingjiang	$645
202 km or 125 mi	Lishui	$686
202 km or 126 mi	Danyang	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Nantong	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Haimen	$643
210 km or 131 mi	Wuhu	$671
213 km or 132 mi	Jurong	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Taixing	$651
224 km or 139 mi	Yangzhong	$627
224 km or 139 mi	Qidong	$725
228 km or 142 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
237 km or 147 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
238 km or 148 mi	Wenling	$687
240 km or 149 mi	Rugao	$659
240 km or 149 mi	Nanjing	$789

Cities near Munich

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