Dongguan vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$2230
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1896
$5257
🏠 One person rent
$259
$1250
🏘️ Family rent
$448
$2174
🍽️ Food expenses
$239
$605
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.6
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$777
$4800
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
88
😀 Quality of life
71
95
🏙️ Population
10.5M
776K

The cost of living in Dongguan is 70% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 7469th and 1425th ($666 vs $2230) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 3rd in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Dongguan compared to 2.2 months in Frankfurt. Dongguan ranked 25th best city to live in China vs Frankfurt ranked 6th in Germany, while ranked 3662nd and 34th 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
$2.36
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$82.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$14.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$5.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.75
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$317
$1296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$178
$987
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$559
$2308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$326
$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.3
$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.68%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6553
$8454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3642
$4665
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.32
$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.6
$71.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.5
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$3.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$22.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$9.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.02
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.27
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.5
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.9
$90.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.5
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$437
$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22205
$18543

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51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801