Frankfurt vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Frankfurt Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
88
96
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
776K
18.7M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 185% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 1425th and 6835th ($2230 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 32nd in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 34th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Frankfurt vs Guangzhou

Prices for goods and services in Frankfurt and Guangzhou are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Frankfurt Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.6
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$16938

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Frankfurt

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

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694