Cost of living comparison
Munich is 3.1 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Munich instead of China, you would:
pay 6.3 times more for restaurants
China
|
Munich
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
$16.24
€14.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
$11.91
€10.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$3.03
€2.78
|
|
pay 99.7% more for groceries
China
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
$2.54
€2.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
$4.76
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$3.44
€3.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
$6.29
€5.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
China
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
$7.47
€6.87
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
$53.07
€48.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
$29,435.59
€27,055.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
$26.75
€24.59
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
China
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
$41.24
€37.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
$1,604.00
€1,474.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
$1,260.85
€1,158.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
$249.76
€229.57
|
|
pay 37.6% more for childcare
China
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
$906.90
€833.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
$15,784.54
€14,508.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Munich
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
$4.10
€3.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
$8.88
€8.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
$49.97
€45.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
$14.08
€12.94
|
|
pay 54.6% more for clothing
China
|
Munich
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
$96.20
€88.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
$94.93
€87.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
$130.89
€120.30
|
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