Dongguan vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$678
$2102
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2035
$4758
🏠 One person rent
$257
$1237
🏘️ Family rent
$542
$2068
🍽️ Food expenses
$241
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.2
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$738
$4186
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
69
87
😀 Quality of life
69
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
773K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 68% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 7055th and 1589th ($678 vs $2102) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 115th and 3rd 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 months in Frankfurt. Dongguan ranked 18th best city to live in China vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 3115th and 36th 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
$2.12
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.7
$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.69
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$330
$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$942
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$685
$2335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$415
$1600
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.8
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.07%
3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5799
$8020
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5017
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.36
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.1
$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.3
$25.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.72
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.33
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$3.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.9
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.24
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.6
$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.5
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$463
$568
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21927
$15030

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$763
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$958
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$602
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$629
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$491
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$830
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$641
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2427
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2753
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1590
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$808
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$801
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$824
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$806
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$1014
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$839
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$852
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$895
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$783
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$726
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$819
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$780
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$691
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$795
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$592
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$605
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$746
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$774
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$774
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$813
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$794
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$781
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$713
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$725
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$538
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$731
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$618
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$611
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$607
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$623

Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716