Frankfurt vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
93
77
🏙️ Population
776K
18.7M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 187% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1384th and 6854th ($2251 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 48th and 1149th 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
$17.4
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$19408

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711