Munich vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$481
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$1355
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$338
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$179
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	90	71
😀 Quality of life	93	61
🏙️ Population	1.51M	10.6M

The cost of living in Munich is 358% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 1352nd and 8748th ($2201 vs $481) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 525th 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 Shijiazhuang. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 39th in China, while ranked 54th and 5094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Shijiazhuang

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	Munich	Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$1.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$0.76
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$198
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$113
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$53
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$2300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$1619
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$2.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$2.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$12.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$4785

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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

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance	City	Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi	Gaocheng	$524
37 km or 23 mi	Xinle	$533
46 km or 29 mi	Jinzhou	$544
63 km or 39 mi	Xinji	$564
67 km or 42 mi	Dingzhou	$584
82 km or 51 mi	Anguo	$550
84 km or 52 mi	Yangquan	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Shenzhou	$581
108 km or 67 mi	Nangong	$600
109 km or 67 mi	Xingtai	$612
109 km or 68 mi	Jizhou	$590
109 km or 68 mi	Hengshui	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Baoding	$472
131 km or 82 mi	Shahe	$590
145 km or 90 mi	Hejian	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Wu'an	$587
157 km or 98 mi	Renqiu	$586
159 km or 99 mi	Handan	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Xinzhou	$555
170 km or 105 mi	Linqing	$574
172 km or 107 mi	Dezhou	$638
173 km or 108 mi	Taiyuan	$478
174 km or 108 mi	Yuanping	$550
181 km or 112 mi	Botou	$618
185 km or 115 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
203 km or 126 mi	Bazhou	$649
206 km or 128 mi	Gujiao	$492
206 km or 128 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
206 km or 128 mi	Cangzhou	$679
217 km or 135 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Liaocheng	$522
225 km or 140 mi	Yucheng	$577
228 km or 142 mi	Linzhou	$588
231 km or 144 mi	Shuozhou	$600
232 km or 144 mi	Huairen	$624
240 km or 149 mi	Laoling	$638
240 km or 149 mi	Changzhi	$726
249 km or 155 mi	Huanghua	$655
251 km or 156 mi	Datong	$703
251 km or 156 mi	Langfang	$716