Munich vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Munich	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2463	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5699	$1519
🏠 One person rent	$1467	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$2572	$382
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$237	$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3954	$675
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	90	19
😀 Quality of life	94	44
🏙️ Population	1.51M	7.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 325% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 920th and 7987th ($2463 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 243rd 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 1.2 months in Zhumadian. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Zhumadian ranked 315th in China, while ranked 61st and 7223rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Munich vs Zhumadian

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	Munich	Zhumadian
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.9	$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.05	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1546	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2816	$374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$276
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$294	$74.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.03%	3.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13232	$3219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9526	$1646
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.77	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$67.9	$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.32	$1.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$2.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.59	$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$0.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.04	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.4	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.31	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.71	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.8	$24.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$5.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$319
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14492	$7830

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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 Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$526
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$553
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$582
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$583
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$507
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$563
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$581
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$517
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$523
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$552
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$522
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$595
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$525
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$518
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$553
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$517
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$579
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$555
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$478
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$513
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$542
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$516
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$598
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$592
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$510
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$629
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$535
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$585
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$513
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$533
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$503
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$570
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$506