Frankfurt vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$1996
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$570
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$792
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
87
97
😀 Quality of life
95
75
🏙️ Population
776K
18.7M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 188% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1510th and 6838th ($2182 vs $758) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 36th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 1 months in Guangzhou. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 38th and 2100th 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
$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$36.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$56.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$9090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$3370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$4.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$8.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$3.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$5.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$6.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$38.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$349
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$14783

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677