Munich vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Munich	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2201	$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$1313	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$2479	$636
🍽️ Food expenses	$524	$244
🚐 Transport expenses	$211	$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3560	$958
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	90	90
😀 Quality of life	93	70
🏙️ Population	1.51M	13.9M

The cost of living in Munich is 221% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 1352nd and 6956th ($2201 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 54th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Tianjin

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	Munich	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.92	$0.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.69	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1006	$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2618	$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2005	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12224	$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8488	$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.5	$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.7	$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.83	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.1	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.08	$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.34	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.92	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$52.2	$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.1	$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.9	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.9	$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$953	$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14702	$18215

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$665
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$716
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$649
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$655
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$756
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$679
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$702
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$586
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1016
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$592
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$618
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$680
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$635
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$472
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$638
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$642
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$550
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$581
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$638
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$584
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$642
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$815
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$711
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$689
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$564
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$544
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$590
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$533
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$524
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$629
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$577
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$600
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$553
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$504
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$616