Frankfurt vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$2753
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$6771
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1851
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$3862
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$522
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$223
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$4007
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
95
88
🏙️ Population
773K
7.41M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 24% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 1589th and 379th ($2102 vs $2753) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.5 months in Hong Kong. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 36th and 205th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Hong Kong

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Frankfurt Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$8.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$6.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$7.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$1530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$4948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$3273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$23.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$29105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$18561
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$3.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$25.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$2.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$95
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$85.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$95.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$1053
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$22381

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$958
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$641
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1590
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$491
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$678
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$629
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$830
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$763
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1014
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$602
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$824
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$801
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$808
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$806
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$839
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$895
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$726
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$852
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$592
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$795
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$819
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$783
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$774
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$774
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$780
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$813
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$746
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$794
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$731
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$807
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$671
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$725
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$821
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$538
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$623