Munich vs Zhumadian - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Munich	Zhumadian
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2525	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5816	$1612
🏠 One person rent	$1500	$215
🏘️ Family rent	$2602	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$604	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$252	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4312	$752
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	49 km
🎓 Higher education	90	17
😀 Quality of life	94	44
🏙️ Population	1.51M	7.01M

The cost of living in Munich is 321% more expensive than in Zhumadian. Cities ranked 863rd and 7983rd ($2525 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Munich compared to 1.3 months in Zhumadian. Munich ranked 8th best city to live in Germany vs Zhumadian ranked 338th in China, while ranked 44th and 7353rd 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	$19.2	$2.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.2	$6.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.75	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.92	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1520	$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1185	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2776	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$36.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$313	$55.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.86%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13704	$3276
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9217	$1650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.76	$0.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$73.3	$16.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.4	$3.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.16	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.43	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.57	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$1.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.35	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.65	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.35	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.6	$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.83	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$77.9	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$5.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$871	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17274	$8478

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Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2002
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1940
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1976
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1960
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1925
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1910
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1890
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1748
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1841
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1770
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1753
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1858
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1790
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1835
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1292
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1816
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1789
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1938
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1828
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1731
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1668
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1834
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1788
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1660
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1726
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1808
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1610
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2075
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1606
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1704
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1887
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1669
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1678
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1667
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1717
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1647
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1647
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1636
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2003
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1714

Cities near Zhumadian

Distance	City	Cost of living
59 km or 36 mi	Wugang	$521
67 km or 42 mi	Luohe	$519
92 km or 57 mi	Zhoukou	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Xinyang	$596
96 km or 60 mi	Xiangcheng	$583
108 km or 67 mi	Pingdingshan	$533
118 km or 73 mi	Xuchang	$487
128 km or 80 mi	Jieshou	$567
140 km or 87 mi	Nanyang	$575
140 km or 87 mi	Changge	$504
140 km or 87 mi	Yuzhou	$516
152 km or 94 mi	Zaoyang	$562
152 km or 95 mi	Guangshui	$589
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$593
160 km or 100 mi	Xinzheng	$514
166 km or 103 mi	Fuyang	$613
173 km or 107 mi	Ruzhou	$529
184 km or 114 mi	Xinmi	$520
185 km or 115 mi	Dengzhou	$555
189 km or 117 mi	Dengfeng	$522
194 km or 121 mi	Anlu	$595
200 km or 124 mi	Zhengzhou	$523
203 km or 126 mi	Xiangyang	$575
204 km or 127 mi	Kaifeng	$457
210 km or 130 mi	Xingyang	$520
218 km or 135 mi	Yicheng	$556
219 km or 136 mi	Gongyi	$522
220 km or 137 mi	Shangqiu	$612
221 km or 137 mi	Macheng	$610
226 km or 140 mi	Yanshi	$524
228 km or 142 mi	Xiaogan	$643
230 km or 143 mi	Laohekou	$545
230 km or 143 mi	Yingcheng	$600
234 km or 145 mi	Jingshan	$585
238 km or 148 mi	Luoyang	$540
240 km or 149 mi	Danjiangkou	$541
243 km or 151 mi	Zhongxiang	$573
244 km or 151 mi	Mengzhou	$513
248 km or 154 mi	Yongcheng	$588
256 km or 159 mi	Qinyang	$513