Hangzhou vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$5815
🏠 One person rent
$405
$1483
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$2594
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$601
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$4507
😷 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 66% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 6527th and 889th ($860 vs $2499) 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Hangzhou ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 3360th and 38th 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
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$522
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$16629

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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