Frankfurt vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$763
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$2294
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$850
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$76.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
87
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
773K
18.7M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 175% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1589th and 6602nd ($2102 vs $763) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 49th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 36th and 1036th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Guangzhou

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Frankfurt Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$457
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1125
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$10222
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$4345
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$15.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$4.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$25.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$15919

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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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671