Dongguan vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$589
$1902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$4451
🏠 One person rent
$181
$1097
🏘️ Family rent
$367
$1947
🍽️ Food expenses
$236
$485
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$838
$3920
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
71
94
🏙️ Population
10.5M
759K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 69% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 7769th and 2040th ($589 vs $1902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 350th and 8th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Dongguan compared to 2.1 months in Frankfurt. Dongguan ranked 12th best city to live in China vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 2370th 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
$2.08
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25
$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.9
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.75
$5.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$187
$1156
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$125
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$33.6
$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.4
$273
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.62
$43.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5578
$8253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3231
$4831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.5
$64.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.2
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$5.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.52
$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.81
$9.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.03
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.21
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38
$47.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49
$81.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.5
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$401
$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16599
$14318

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$742
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$575
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$837
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$481
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$812
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$618
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2410
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2614
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1565
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$781
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$891
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$816
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$791
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1083
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$830
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$856
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$876
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$774
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$738
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$824
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$785
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$716
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$799
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$588
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$752
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$831
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$857
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$812
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$806
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$777
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$735
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$525
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$719
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$584
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$530
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$596
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$611

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574