Frankfurt vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1989
$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4617
$2226
🏠 One person rent
$1125
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$1929
$830
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3700
$1294
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
87
97
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
776K
18.7M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 157% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1863rd and 6548th ($1989 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 31st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 47th and 1055th among best cities to live in the world.

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Frankfurt Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.1
$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.06
$0.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.92
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.17
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1133
$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$849
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2172
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1473
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.7
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8106
$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4832
$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.86
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$54.5
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.3
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.02
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.84
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.52
$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.67
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.15
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.7
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$95.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$86
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.7
$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$555
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14496
$14511

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1682
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1665
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1624
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1705
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1606
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1618
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1601
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1689
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1595
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1608
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1698
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1605
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1623
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1641
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1632
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1620
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1605
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1879
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1707
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1666
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1614
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1614
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1603
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1595

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$656
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$804
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$794
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$461
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$793
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$653
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$812
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$916
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1588
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$601
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$823
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2432
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2737
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$764
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$877
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$803
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$755
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$936
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$758
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$761
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$756
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$724
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$569
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$655
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$443
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$771
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$761
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$451
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$581
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$764
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$702
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$522
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$609
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$579
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$590
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$649
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$650