Munich vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	24
😀 Quality of life	94	45
🏙️ Population	1.51M	6.56M

The cost of living in Munich is 309% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 920th and 7790th ($2463 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Munich compared to 1.1 months in Shaoyang. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 61st and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Shaoyang

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	Munich	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$10279

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599