Dongguan vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$4614
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
72
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
776K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 7341st and 1510th ($662 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th and 4th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 3389th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Frankfurt

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Dongguan Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$16203

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769