Hong Kong vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hong Kong	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2737	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6793	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1830	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$3856	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$232	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$3560
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	100	90
😀 Quality of life	88	93
🏙️ Population	7.41M	1.51M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 24% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 427th and 1352nd ($2737 vs $2201) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 248th and 54th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Munich

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	Hong Kong	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.82	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.24	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.49	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.3	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.37	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2169	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4708	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.02%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$26276	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16290	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.55	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.3	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.26	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.3	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.24	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.2	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.97	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.73	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$84.1	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.2	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1052	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22706	$14702

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2432
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$916
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$653
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1588
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$461
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$656
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$601
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$804
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$774
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$812
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$764
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$794
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$823
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$877
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$569
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$443
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$818
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$581
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$451
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$655
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$803
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$755
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$756
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$761
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$758
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$761
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$724
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$771
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$649
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$688
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$650
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$702
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$823
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$522
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$598

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