Munich vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Munich	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2499	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5815	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$1483	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$2594	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$601	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$248	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4507	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	90	74
😀 Quality of life	94	70
🏙️ Population	1.51M	9.07M

The cost of living in Munich is 334% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 889th and 8176th ($2499 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Munich compared to 1.5 months in Shenyang. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 38th and 3872nd 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	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.3	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.4	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.63	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.86	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1499	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2689	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2147	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$295	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.9	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.76%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12913	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8949	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.84	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$70.4	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.45	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.71	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.16	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.8	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$81.5	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1039	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16629	$25508

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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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523