Munich vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	85
😀 Quality of life	94	71
🏙️ Population	1.51M	9.07M

The cost of living in Munich is 345% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 920th and 8245th ($2463 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 61st and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Shenyang

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	Munich	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501